1939 ⟶ HMS Nelson Damaged by Mine

The British battleship HMS Nelson is incapacitated for six m...

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1939

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1941

🚢 HMS Nelson Damaged by Mine

The British battleship HMS Nelson is incapacitated for six months by yet another magnetic mine left this time by the U-52 off Loch Ewe.⟶

UKRoyal NavyNaval WarfareMagnetic MineLoch EweWarAtlanticMilitaryDamage

The first submarine is sunk in the conflict when the British submarine HMS Triton sinks the British submarine HMS Oxley mistaking her for a U-Boat, leaving only two survivors.⟶

UKRoyal NavySubmarineAccidentFriendly FireNaval Warfare1939

The new German strategy of planting magnetic mines in the British seas obtains its first major success when a mine planted by the U-52 in the Firth of Forth put the light cruiser HMS Belfast out of service until the autumn of 1942.⟶

UKnavynaval warfareminesFirth of ForthHMS Belfastmagnetic minesWWII

While patrolling the Butt of Lewis the British battleship HMS Barham is damaged by the German U-30 and put out of service for four months.⟶

UKNavyU-boatsAtlanticWar at SeaMilitary

A U-boat sinks British destroyer HMS Exmouth and its crew of 135 are all lost.⟶

UKU-boatNaval WarfareAtlanticLoss of LifeRoyal NavyExmouth

British battlecruiser HMS Repulse and battleship HMS Prince of Wales are sunk in a Japanese air attack in the South China Sea.⟶

UKJapanNaval BattleSouth China SeaPacific TheaterWarMilitaryHMS RepulseHMS Prince of WalesAir Attack