| Built By: | Armstrong Whitworth (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | H21 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in February 1945 at Troon. |
| 19-02-1919 | Launched |
| 15-04-1920 | Completed |
| 21-06-1940 | H44 torpedoed and sank the small Danish merchant Alfa off Texel, Netherlands. At 1750 hours H44 spotted a merchant ship of about 3000 tons at 4000 yards. At 1810 hours two torpedoes were fired from 3500 yards. One torpedo was seen to hit the target amidships three minutes after firing. Four of the crew of the Alfa died in the attack. |
Platypus (I 56) 1916 - 1957 |
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| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | I 56 |
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Fate: Platypus was placed into reserve on 13 May 1946, paid off on 1 November 1956 and was sold for scrap on 20 February 1958. |
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This witty and perceptive account of the early years of submarine development contains much new material and the lives of the forgotten pioneers of submarines.
It includes many wonderful inventions and even more colourful inventors, but focuses primarily on John Philip Holland, the Irish-American genius who took submarine development out of the hands of lunatics and visionaries and turned it into a deadly weapon of war
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Platypus (I 56) 1916 - 1957 |
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| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | I 56 |
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Fate: Platypus was placed into reserve on 13 May 1946, paid off on 1 November 1956 and was sold for scrap on 20 February 1958. |
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This witty and perceptive account of the early years of submarine development contains much new material and the lives of the forgotten pioneers of submarines.
It includes many wonderful inventions and even more colourful inventors, but focuses primarily on John Philip Holland, the Irish-American genius who took submarine development out of the hands of lunatics and visionaries and turned it into a deadly weapon of war
12 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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