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On This Day - June 26

1929	Parthian (N 75)	Launched
1941	Utmost (N 19)	HMS Utmost torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Enrico Costa 4 nautical miles from Cape Todaro, Sicily, Italy.
1941	Severn (N 57)	HMS Severn torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Polinnia about 95 nautical miles south-west of Ischia Island, Italy.
1943	O 23 (Dutch)	Made a torpedo attack on a small empty Japanese tanker near the One Fathom Bank in the Malacca Straits. All torpedoes missed.
1944	Truculent (P 315)	HMS Truculent torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Harugiku Maru about 60 nautical miles south-east of Medan, Sumatra.
1944	V 1 (USSR)	Commissioned.
1945	Statesman (P 246)	HMS Statesman sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.
1964	Renown (S 26)	Laid Down

Lastest Comments

13/05/2026 on page H 49
kevin walker wrote:
	believe was also attacked on 1-10-1940 near Texel by Sperrbrecher 3/H3 (ex M/S Belgrad) with pattern of 4 depth charges

16/04/2026 on page Thorough (P 324)
navy42 wrote:
	Lord Kitchener was lost in the sinking of HMS Hampshire, denoted by the black field. As Secretary of State, he initiated the recruiting scheme which raised the new army. The first complete New Army formation (as opposed to divisions) as a result of this scheme was the 4th Army under the command of G ...

12/04/2026 on page Cecil Broad 1905 - 1978
navy42 wrote:
	I believe that he also designed the Badge for HMS Thorough. It\'s a great pity that his notes do not appear to have survived

10/04/2026 on page One Submarine, Two Captains - The Early Years of HMS Repulse
Mike Watson wrote:
	I served on Repulse port crew 1st commission. Everything said about Phil Wadman is correct. I would like to also like to mention Toby Elliott who was communications officer, another top man. Soapy Watson

09/04/2026 on page Onslaught (S 14)
Stephen Alexander wrote:
	Stern torpedo tubes removed in final refit in 1982/83 in Devonport Dockyard

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