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On This Day - June 20

1912 Alecto (J10) 1911 - 1949 Commissioned
1915 Talbot / Medway II 1951 - 1946 Completed
1940 Parthian (N 75) Scored the first hit in the Mediterranean when sinking the Italian submarine Diamante off Tobruk
1940 Salmon (N 65) HMS Salmon fires two torpedoes against a German convoy about 15 nautical miles south-west of Egersund, Norway. Both torpedoes missed their intended targets.
1940 Clyde (N 12) About 40 nautical miles north-west of the island of Halten, Norway. HMS Clyde hit the German battleship Gneisenau in the bow with one torpedo, putting her out of action for many months.

Lt. Cdr. D. Ingram was awarded the DSC. for the action.
1940 Tigris (N 63) Completed
1943 United (P 44) HMS United torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Olbia about 20 nautical miles south of Cape Spartivento, Italy.
1943 Volatile (P 96) Launched
1944 Storm (P 233) HMS Storm attacks the German submarine U-1062 with torpedoes in the Malacca Strait. The torpedoes however miss their target. The u-boat had left Penang the previous day.
1944 Ultor (P 53) HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German tug Cebre south of Cannes, southern France.
1944 Urtica (P 83) Completed

Losses Submarine Badges