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Sunday 25 February 2018

British submarine HMS Thames slightly damaged during manoeuvres according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1935 no. 2

Revenge-class

An item reported to the magazine N.M.R. dated 17 January 1935 reporting that the British 1.800 tons submarine Thames (1) was lightly damaged when she during manoeuvres near Malta dived under the Royal Sovereign.(2)

Notes
1. Ocean-going River-class submarine, launched by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, England on 26 February 1932, completed on 14 September 1932 and did nor return from a mission and probably sunk after hitting a mine of Norway end July-begin August 1940.
2.  Part of the Revenge or Royal Sovereign-class battleships.