Famous dates in submarine history
13 September 1914, Lt Cdr max Horton (later CinC Western Approaches command, Liverpool 1941-45 - The Battle of the Atlantic) Torpedoes and sinks the German warship SMS Hela, the first warship sunk by a British Submarine.
13 December 1914, Lt Norman Holbrook in HM Submarine B11 having passed into the Dardanelles torpedoes and sinks the Turkish warship Mesudiye - he later receives the Victoria Cross (VC), becoming the first RN Submariner to do so.
18 September 1941 HMS Upholder (Lt. Cdr Malcolm David Wanklyn) sinks the Italian Troopships Neptunia and Oceania in a single attack on an Italian Convoy each of approx 19,500 tons - Wanklyn had in another patrol sunk the Liner Conte Rosso (18,000 tons approx) for which he received the VC.
Wanklyn was killed 14 April 1942, he was credited with 93,031 tons sunk, 33,644 tons damaged and had been awarded the VC and the Distinguished Service order (DSO) with Two Bars - 3 DSO`s in total. He was the most Successful RN submarine commander of all time in terms of tonnage
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