1941 ⟶ HMS Neptune Sinks in Minefield

HMS Neptune, leading Force K, strikes a minefield and sinks ...
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🤿 British Submarine HMS Triton Sinks HMS Oxley (Friendly Fire)

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.⟶
British Submarine HMS Triton Sinks HMS Oxley (Friendly Fire) (1939)
UKRoyal NavySubmarineAccidentFriendly FireNaval Warfare1939

🚢 HMS Duchess Sinks After Collision

The escorting destroyer HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with the battleship HMS Barham off the Mull of Kintyre in the North Channel with the loss of 137 men.⟶
HMS Duchess Sinks After Collision (1939)
Royal NavyShip SinkingNaval DisasterNorth AtlanticMaritimeCollision

⚓️ HMS Exmouth Sunk by U-boat

A U-boat sinks British destroyer HMS Exmouth and its crew of 135 are all lost.⟶
HMS Exmouth Sunk by U-boat (1940)
UKU-boatNaval WarfareAtlanticLoss of LifeRoyal NavyExmouth

🚢 HMS Neptune Sinks in Minefield

HMS Neptune, leading Force K, strikes a minefield and sinks with one survivor and a loss of 766 crew.⟶
HMS Neptune Sinks in Minefield (1941)
Naval DisasterHMS NeptuneMinefieldUKPacific TheaterLoss of LifeNaval Warfare

🚢 HMS Charybdis Sunk by German Torpedo Boats

Cruiser HMS Charybdis sunk, and destroyer HMS Limbourne damaged, by German torpedo boats off the North coast of Brittany with large loss of life. Bodies of 21 sailors and marines washed up on the Island of Guernsey. Buried with full military honours by the German Occupation authorities, allowing around 5,000 Islanders to attend and lay some 900 wreaths.⟶
HMS Charybdis Sunk by German Torpedo Boats (1943)
HMS CharybdisNaval BattleGerman NavyEnglish ChannelNaval WarfareUKLoss of Life