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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 ...
HMS Antelope - sank 24 May due to unsuccessful defusing attempt of unexploded bombs from Douglas A-4B Skyhawks (†2) - Fatal Damage. Commander N.J. Tobin; HMS Ardent - sank 21 May by bombs from IAI Daggers and Douglas A-4Q Skyhawks (†22) - Fatal Damage. Commander A.W.J. West; HMS Ambuscade. Commander P.J. Mosse; HMS Avenger. Captain H.M. White
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 Spartan (S105) HMS Splendid (S106) HMS Superb (S109) HMS Swiftsure (S126) This page was last edited on 3 September 2022, at 23:17 (UTC). Text is available ...
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HMS Alliance at Gosport (where she is now part of the submarine museum) in 1987 HMS Voracious in 1945. S class (War Emergency Programme) T class (War Emergency Programme) U class (War Emergency Programme) P611 class. HMS P611; HMS P612; HMS P614; HMS P615; United States R-class submarine. HMS P511; HMS P512; HMS P514; U class
Splendid followed in 2004 after defence cuts caused a reduction in the size of the Royal Navy submarine fleet. Spartan was decommissioned in January 2006, with Sovereign following on 12 September 2006. Superb was decommissioned on 26 September 2008. The remaining boat in the class, Sceptre, was decommissioned in December 2010. [2]