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HMS Splendid was a third-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War II.She was laid down on 7 March 1941 and launched on 19 January 1942. After an initial patrol through the Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar, Splendid conducted two patrols in the Mediterranean Sea; one was abandoned after technical problems and on the other she sank two Italian ships.
Two ships and two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Splendid. HMS Splendid (1597) was listed in 1597, with an unknown fate. HMS Splendid (1918) was an S-class destroyer, launched in 1918, and sold in 1931. HMS Splendid (P228) was a S-class submarine, launched in 1942 and sunk in 1943 by a German destroyer. HMS Splendid (S106) was ...
He passed again, and took command of the new S-class submarine P228, just launched at Chatham Dockyard on 13 January 1942. [1] He and his brand new ship (named HMS Splendid January 1943) were posted to Gibraltar to take part in Operation Torch, [1] and then back to Malta. HMS Splendid, photographed on 18 August 1942, ten days after she was ...
HMS P615 6° 49'N, 13° 09'W, off Freetown: 18 April 1943: Sunk by German U-boat U-123: HMS Regent (N41) off Barletta, Italy: 18 April 1943: Most likely sunk by naval mine HMS Splendid (P228) 40° 30'N, 14° 15'E, off Capri, Italy: 21 April 1943: Sunk by German destroyer ZG 3 Hermes: HMS Sahib: 38° 20.5'N, 15° 11.9'E, off Capo di Milazzo ...
HMS Spirit; HMS Spiteful (P227) HMS Splendid (P228) HMS Sportsman; HMS Spur; HMS Starfish (19S) HMS Statesman; HMS Sterlet (2S) HMS Stoic; HMS Stonehenge (P232) HMS Storm; HMS Stratagem; HMS Strongbow (P235) HMS Stubborn; HMS Sturdy (P248) HMS Sturgeon (73S) HMS Stygian; HMS Subtle (P251) HMS Sunfish (81S) HMS Supreme; HMS Surf; HMS Swordfish ...
The British government had already taken some action on 29 March, ordering the submarines HMS Spartan and HMS Splendid to sail for the South Atlantic. [3] Spartan left Gibraltar on 1 April, and Splendid sailed from Faslane the same day. A third submarine, HMS Conqueror, followed on 4 April. [4]
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