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On This Day - July 1

1911 Arrogant 1886 - 1923 Recommissioned at Portsmouth as she completed conversion to a depot ship.
1916 F 3 (I.A2) Completed
1916 J 2 Completed
1916 M 1 Laid Down
1917 L 70 Laid Down
1919 L 23 Launched
1920 St George 1891 - 1920 Sold
1941 Sportsman (P 229) Laid Down
1943 Sportsman (P 229) HMS Sportsman attacks a landing craft with gunfire in the Ligurian Sea off Porto Maurizio. The attack had to be broken off because the gun jammed.
1945 Sea Scout (P 253) HMS Sea Scout sinks a Japanese tug, five barges and a coaster with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.
1945 Supreme (P 252) HMS Supreme attacks with gunfire what is thought to be a Japanese auxiliary patrol vessel in the Gulf of Siam.
1945 Trump (P 333) HMS Trump sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire north of Bali, Netherlands East Indies.
1946 Vox (P 67) / Curie (French) Returned to the Royal Navy
1957 Tudor (P 326) The funeral of two crew members from the submarine HMS Pandora took place.

HMS Pandora was raised and beached in Kalkara Creek. In 1957 the submarine was broken up and during the breaking up the skeletons of two crew members were found. These remains were buried at sea from HMS Tudor. The burial service was read by the former Commanding Officer of HMS Pandora, Captain R L Alexander DSO, Royal Navy.
1957 Pandora (N 42) The funeral of two crew members from HMS Pandora took place.

HMS Pandora was raised and beached in Kalkara Creek. In 1957 the submarine was broken up and during the breaking up the skeletons of two crew members were found. These remains were buried at sea from the submarine, HMS Tudor. The burial service was read by the former Commanding Officer of HMS Pandora, Captain R L Alexander DSO, Royal Navy.
1971 Artemis (P 449) Submarine Artemis founders whilst alongside at Dolphin
1981 Trafalgar (S 107) Launched