Name three famous dates in Submarine History!

Onkel Neal · 12-07-19, 08:52 PM

Oct 14 1939 U-47 sinks HMS Royal Oak
Feb 17 1864 CSS Hunley sinks USS Housatonic
Jan 17 1955 Nautilus Underway on Nuclear Power

What have you got?!

ET2SN · 12-07-19, 09:04 PM

March of 1989- The USS Barbel sails into Subic Bay for a two week upkeep availability.

I don't remember much of it but all of my friends said I had a good time.

November of 1989- The COB of the USS Barbel assigns (then) ET3SN as a tour guide and liason for the HMAS Ottoway during their port visit to Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. Two years later, the COB of the USS Bremerton assigns ET2SN as the tour guide and liason to the.. HMAS Ottoway during another visit to Pearl Harbor. My liver still hasn't recovered but everyone said I had fun.

June of 1992- The USS Bremerton sails into CFB Esquimalt (Victoria, BC) for a four day port visit.

For legal reasons, I don't remember most of it.

Randomizer · 12-08-19, 12:21 AM

I'll bite.

22 September 1914. U-9 sinks armoured cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy off the Broad Fourteens. After this ships would no longer attempt to rescue survivors if a submarine attack was suspected.

1 January 1915. U-24 sinks battleship HMS Formidable off the Devon coast becoming the first British battleship sunk by a U-Boat. Events following the sinking contributed to the 1940 novel Lassie Come Home.

27 May 1915. U-21 commanded by KL Hersing torpedoes his second battleship, HMS Majestic off Gallipoli becoming the first U-Boat commander to sink two battleships. Two days earlier U-21 had sank the battleship HMS Swiftsure

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Correction thanks to Neal, U-21's first battleship victim was Swiftsure's sister Triumph. My error.

JU_88 · 12-08-19, 05:01 AM

14 April 1945, U-1206 was stricken from a toilet malfunction flooding the fore compartment. (she was later bombed from the air)

9 Febuary 1945, HMS Ventura Sinks U-864 in the first ever submarine combat with two submarged vessles .

1 June 1939 HMS Thetis disaster, The vessel sunk while attempting her first dive in the bay of Birkenhead during her sea trials, 99 lives were lost, cause was put down to malfunctioning torpedo tube.

fumo30 · 12-08-19, 06:43 AM

-12 September 1942 sinking of RMS Laconia, The sadly ended rescue operation.

-3 October 1939 Commander Lott of U-35 after sinking of Greek merchant Diamantis, carried her crew ashore in Ireland.

-16 October 1940 Italian Commander Salvatore Todaro of Alfredo Cappelllini took the crew of sunk Belgian merchant Kabalo to safety to the shores of Azores.

Jimbuna · 12-08-19, 06:45 AM

1915, May 7 – German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I.

1941, November 13 – U-81 strikes HMS Ark Royal with a single torpedo. She sinks the following day due to crippling damage.

1982, May 2 – British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks Argentine cruiser General Belgrano off the Falkland Islands. It was the first sinking of any vessel by a nuclear-powered submarine in wartime and also the first time that a nuclear-powered submarine fired weapons in an act of war.

August · 12-08-19, 11:13 AM

September 6, 1776 Experimental submarine Turtle piloted by Continental Army Sergeant Erza Lee attacks the HMS Eagle, Flagship of Lord Howe in New York harbor marking the first recorded combat use of a submarine to attack a ship.
My other two choices have been mentioned already.

Onkel Neal · 12-08-19, 11:18 AM

Excellent!

Three more:

12 Aug 2000; Kursk lost
10 April 1963; Thresher lost
22 May 1968; Scorpion lost

Onkel Neal · 12-08-19, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Randomizer

I'll bite.

27 May 1915. U-21 commanded by KL Hersing torpedoes his second battleship, HMS Majestic off Gallipoli becoming the first U-Boat commander to sink two battleships. Two days earlier U-21 had sank the battleship HMS Swiftsure.

Says in wiki it was HMS Triumph

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After a week in the friendly port Hersing sailed to his new operational area off Gallipoli, which he reached on 25 May. The same day he spotted the British battleship HMS Triumph. Hersing brought his U-boat to within 300 yards (270 m) of his target and fired a single torpedo, which hit the battleship and caused it to capsize and sink,

Wow, he was also the first captain to sink an enemy warship by torpedo

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On September 5 Hersing spotted the light cruiser Pathfinder off the Scottish coast, sailing at a reduced speed of 5 knots due to a short supply of coal. Hersing decided to attack the ship and hit her with a single torpedo just below the bridge, close to the ship's powder magazine, which was destroyed by a great explosion. The ship sank in a short time and 261 sailors were killed. It was the first sinking of a modern warship by a submarine armed with torpedoes.

August · 12-08-19, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Wow, he was also the first captain to sink an enemy warship by torpedo

That must be a powered torpedo as the spar mounted weapon used by the Hunley was also called a torpedo.

Onkel Neal · 12-08-19, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by August

That must be a powered torpedo as the spar mounted weapon used by the Hunley was also called a torpedo.

Right, you know what it means, they called mines "torpedoes" early on, so now we call self-propelled torpedoes simply "torpedoes".

mapuc · 12-08-19, 11:53 AM

(an off topic input)
Talking about misreading a message

I thought it said ....famous dates in subsims history.

Markus

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Vivid1963 · 12-09-19, 04:41 PM

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

Pri3n47 · 12-09-19, 05:40 PM

1.ORP Orzeł escapes from Tallinn on the night of 17 and 18 September 1939.

2. 8 April 1940 - ORP Orzeł sunk Rio de Janeiro troop transport ship, which revealed that invasion of Norway is already in progress.

3. 2 May 1942 - ORP Jastrząb was sunk by friendly fire.

Schnee · 12-10-19, 07:04 PM

Agree with 22 September 1914 with U-9 sinking Aboukir, Hogue, Cressy which kinda signalled to the world the effectiveness
of the submarine as a maritime weapon, also agree with Prien's sinking of HMS Royal Oak on 14 October 1939.

The only one I will add is 9 November 1915, when U-35 commanded by Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (the most successful commander
in history) sank the SS Californian avenging the Titantic!

12-07-19, 08:52 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Name three famous dates in Submarine History! Oct 14 1939 U-47 sinks HMS Royal Oak Feb 17 1864 CSS Hunley sinks USS Housatonic Jan 17 1955 Nautilus Underway on Nuclear Power What have you got?! Last edited by Onkel Neal; 12-11-19 at 06:17 AM.

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ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	March of 1989- The USS Barbel sails into Subic Bay for a two week upkeep availability. I don't remember much of it but all of my friends said I had a good time. November of 1989- The COB of the USS Barbel assigns (then) ET3SN as a tour guide and liason for the HMAS Ottoway during their port visit to Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. Two years later, the COB of the USS Bremerton assigns ET2SN as the tour guide and liason to the.. HMAS Ottoway during another visit to Pearl Harbor. My liver still hasn't recovered but everyone said I had fun. June of 1992- The USS Bremerton sails into CFB Esquimalt (Victoria, BC) for a four day port visit. For legal reasons, I don't remember most of it. Last edited by ET2SN; 12-07-19 at 09:43 PM.

12-08-19, 06:43 AM	#5
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	-12 September 1942 sinking of RMS Laconia, The sadly ended rescue operation. -3 October 1939 Commander Lott of U-35 after sinking of Greek merchant Diamantis, carried her crew ashore in Ireland. -16 October 1940 Italian Commander Salvatore Todaro of Alfredo Cappelllini took the crew of sunk Belgian merchant Kabalo to safety to the shores of Azores. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	1915, May 7 – German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. The sinking turned public opinion in many countries against Germany, contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I. 1941, November 13 – U-81 strikes HMS Ark Royal with a single torpedo. She sinks the following day due to crippling damage. 1982, May 2 – British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks Argentine cruiser General Belgrano off the Falkland Islands. It was the first sinking of any vessel by a nuclear-powered submarine in wartime and also the first time that a nuclear-powered submarine fired weapons in an act of war. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-08-19, 11:13 AM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	September 6, 1776 Experimental submarine Turtle piloted by Continental Army Sergeant Erza Lee attacks the HMS Eagle, Flagship of Lord Howe in New York harbor marking the first recorded combat use of a submarine to attack a ship. My other two choices have been mentioned already. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	14 April 1945, U-1206 was stricken from a toilet malfunction flooding the fore compartment. (she was later bombed from the air) 9 Febuary 1945, HMS Ventura Sinks U-864 in the first ever submarine combat with two submarged vessles . 1 June 1939 HMS Thetis disaster, The vessel sunk while attempting her first dive in the bay of Birkenhead during her sea trials, 99 lives were lost, cause was put down to malfunctioning torpedo tube.

12-08-19, 11:18 AM	#8
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Excellent! Three more: 12 Aug 2000; Kursk lost 10 April 1963; Thresher lost 22 May 1968; Scorpion lost __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web Last edited by Onkel Neal; 12-08-19 at 11:26 AM.

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	(an off topic input) Talking about misreading a message I thought it said ....famous dates in subsims history. Markus (End)

12-09-19, 04:41 PM	#13
Vivid1963 Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: England Posts: 10 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	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

12-09-19, 05:40 PM	#14
Pri3n47 Swabbie Join Date: May 2015 Location: Poland Posts: 12 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	1.ORP Orzeł escapes from Tallinn on the night of 17 and 18 September 1939. 2. 8 April 1940 - ORP Orzeł sunk Rio de Janeiro troop transport ship, which revealed that invasion of Norway is already in progress. 3. 2 May 1942 - ORP Jastrząb was sunk by friendly fire.

12-10-19, 07:04 PM	#15
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Agree with 22 September 1914 with U-9 sinking Aboukir, Hogue, Cressy which kinda signalled to the world the effectiveness of the submarine as a maritime weapon, also agree with Prien's sinking of HMS Royal Oak on 14 October 1939. The only one I will add is 9 November 1915, when U-35 commanded by Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (the most successful commander in history) sank the SS Californian avenging the Titantic!