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On This Day - July 17

1917	C 34 (I 64)	Lost, torpedoed by U52 off the Shetlands. The only survivor was Sto1 Frank Scoble who was rescued by U-52 and taken Prisoner of War.
1926	H 21	Sold for Breaking up
1929	Regulus (N 88)	Laid Down
1941	Thrasher (N 37)	HMS Thrasher heavily damages the French fishing vessel Virgo Fidelis with gunfire in the Bay of Biscay off San Sebastian, Spain.
1943	Torbay (N 79)	HMS Torbay sinks the Italian sailing vessel Pozzalo 5 nautical miles west of Civitavecchia, Italy.
1943	Talent (P 322) / Zwaardvisch (Dutch)	Launched as HMS Talent, but was not commissioned into the Royal Navy
1944	Telemachus (P 321)	HMS Telemachus Sank a Japanese Kaigun Class submarine 17 July 1944 close to Singapore
1944	Tantalus (P 318)	HMS Tantalus misses the Japanese submarine I-166 with torpedoes in the Strait of Malacca.
1945	Thule (P 325)	HMS Thule sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the north coast of Java, Netherlands East Indies.
1959	Templar (P 316)	Scrapped at Troon.
2003	Splendid (S 106)	HMS Splendid arrives at Faslane from final deployment before decommissioning.

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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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