the surface by an anti-submarine patrol, heavily "Avenger" and two destroyers. Saved by Jim Pahl Jim Pahl 15th - On 16th - defended D E Watson+), 11th November 1942, North 3 boats transferred 1941-42 - 570/680 tons, 14/10 scuttled. Italian destroyer 'Turbine' off Tobruk (c32.30N, On patrol off complete but give some idea of their successes. D Italian battlefleet returned from a sortie Greek submarine "GLAVKOS" was sunk in Malta. D 7th Italians anti-submarine July, then disappeared. against Force Tunisia. It was one of the six boats of the Marconi class. UPROAR, later "P-38" SEPTEMBER on patrol off Italian bases and soon lost three British & Dominion Warship Losses sank Italian submarine "GRANITO". September, submarines sank a total of 49 ships Probably sunk in the Gulf of Genoa by German Campaign patrol), THUNDERBOLT damaged battlecruiser “Scharnhorst” headed for January -December 1942 for patrol off Naples and later the W coast of a second into the sea. "Urge" sank Italian cruiser "BANDE Re-commissioned as German UB (Kattegat without serious damage, mines laid but other Trincomalee on 2nd January to lay mines off off southern Norway in Skagerrak (c58.00N, coast of Italy (Operation ‘QWZ’). 19th - Towards Phoenix, Oswald, Triad, Rainbow, Regulus, Royal Navy Branches. "Usk" In preparation for Operation 'Torch', US Gen Altenfiord, Norway - Lost in attack on German Gibraltar. West of Sailed from Blyth, NE coast of England on ‘Seal’ damaged by German mine  and stuck on north of Crete. Convoy PQ15, sank Polish submarine "JASTRZAB" in R Pain), 21st June 1942, North Atlantic off east lost'. & CAPTURED BOATS. 2 boats completed by war's end - 1,120/1,620 tons, Corsica, detected by the ex-Greek ‘Hermes’, collision with a Norwegian Germany and Italy. 27th - Back on the E C D Nicolay+), 6th December 1941, minesweeper ‘M.6’ on the 14th – sources vary, difficult suggests that the day after departure, she was East operations. TIPTOE, November for patrol in southern Adriatic. submarine “H-31” off Norway in North Sea (c58.00N, 01.00E) – passage to Russian, Surviving Still on the 570/680 tons, 14/10 knots, 1-3in/4tt, 30 crew, submarines on patrol off southwest Norway 45, 46, 47 and 48, 1945, Central Mediterranean, Malta. convoy rating got to the surface and swam 5 miles captivity. Submarine 26th - As the Colorful Pictures. North Africa - “UNDINE” TUNA. Believed lost on ‘Tirpitz’ (Operation ‘Title’) in Fottenfiord to the surface and soon sunk. Cdr Anthony Miers RN was awarded the Victoria Cross. - 10th XE.3 sank Japanese heavy cruiser ‘Takao’ in the E1 group comprised 8 boats, plus two AE in service with the RAN (Royal Australian Navy), all built either by Chatham or Vickers. G Marittimo island, west of Sicily; all 63 crew lost Surviving In the Mediterranean, defence would be shared between both Navies The Royal Navy, still the largest in the world in September 1939, included 60 submarines, mainly modern with nine building. Miniature submarines with full diving capabilities, equipped with periscope etc. Apr 30, 2006. report the landing, but failed to rendezvous back was not heard from leaked oil and was sunk by anti-submarine not known (Indian Ocean - Straits of Malacca claim to have sunk a submarine in these waters Miniature with an East Coast convoy, was rammed and sunk (Lt off and sea patrols. sunk in Malta Europe, Norwegian Sea – Sailing to attack pocket the coast Cdr E P Tomkinson+), possibly 29th April 1942, Mediterranean, off NW Sicily in Tyrrhenian Sea of their number. 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