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05-26-16, 11:35 AM | #1 | |
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HMS P311
HMS P311 was a T-classsubmarine of the Royal NAvy, the only boat of her class never to be given a name. She was to have received the name Tutankhamen but was lost before this was formally done. <enlarges; P311 badge) and was lost with all hands between 30 December 1942 and 8 January 1943 whilst en route to La Maddalena, Sardinia where she was to attack two Italian 8-inch gun cruisers using Chariot manned torpedoes carried on the casing as part of Operation Principle. P 311 departed from Malta on 28 December 1942. She sent her last signal on 31 December 1942 from position 38º10'N, 11º30'E. After this signal she was not heard from again and she is presumed sunk by Italian mines in the approaches to Maddalena on or around 2 January 1943. She was reported overdue on 8 January 1943 when she failed to return to base. She was mined and sank (80 meters) near the island of Tavolara, in Sardinia. UPDATE this AM:
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05-26-16, 12:14 PM | #2 |
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They should go in and retrieve the remains. Those sailors deserve to be buried in the land they died protecting.
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05-27-16, 06:03 AM | #3 |
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War grave...leave well alone.
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09-21-17, 02:48 AM | #4 |
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Submarine HMS P311 found
This British sub was tasked to destroy a couple of Italian cruisers at anchor, but hit a mine instead
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/gue...n-board-m.html
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09-21-17, 05:26 AM | #5 |
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This was posted about in May of last year so I'll merge the threads.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...light=HMS+P311
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