| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | T 3 |
| Fate: | She was purchased by the Dutch government and served with the cold war fleet, renamed Zwaardvis in 1950, decommissioned on 11 December 1962. |
HMS Talent was transferred to the Dutch and recommisoned as HNLMS Zwaardvisch
After the war she was purchased by the Dutch government and served with the cold war fleet, renamed Zwaardvis in 1950.
| 13-10-1942 | Laid Down |
| 23-03-1943 | Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy. |
| 17-07-1943 | Launched as HMS Talent, but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy |
| 23-11-1943 | Commisioned into to the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was renamed Zwaardvisch, Dutch for 'Swordfish'. She went on to lead a distinguished career. |
| 11-12-1962 | Decommissioned |
Ambush (P 418) |
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| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
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Fate: Decommissioned: November 1967 Sold to be broken up for scrap on 24 June 1971. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in July 1971 |
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In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last gasp to defeat the allied powers, looked to their last remaining weapons and soldiers. The German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, were brought together for one last mission, to attack the United States Homeland,
Operation Seawolf. Captain Hans Kessler, a grizzled submarine commander from both World Wars, is called into service to make the mission a success and help turn the tide of the war.
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Ambush (P 418) |
|
| Class: | 1943 - 1977: Amphion Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | Amphion |
|
Fate: Decommissioned: November 1967 Sold to be broken up for scrap on 24 June 1971. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in July 1971 |
|
In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last gasp to defeat the allied powers, looked to their last remaining weapons and soldiers. The German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, were brought together for one last mission, to attack the United States Homeland,
Operation Seawolf. Captain Hans Kessler, a grizzled submarine commander from both World Wars, is called into service to make the mission a success and help turn the tide of the war.
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