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HMS Cachalot |
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HMS Cachalot Laid Down : 12th May 1936 Launched : 2nd December 1937 Completed : 15th August 1938 Type : Submarine Class : Grampus Builder : Scotts Country : UK Pennants : N83 Fate : Sunk 30th July 1941. |
| One of a class of six mine-laying submarines. |
HMS Cachalot Photos for Sale |
  HMS Cachalot, 1938. |
Timeline Entries : | |||
12th May 1936 - Laid down at Scotts (Greenock) 2nd December 1937 - Launched 15th August 1938 - Completed 17th January 1939 - Sailed Plymouth 24th January 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 13th February 1939 - Arrived Casa Blanca 17th February 1939 - Sailed Casa Blanca 18th February 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 27th February 1939 - Combined Exercise 27th February 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 3rd March 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 5th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 6th March 1939 - Combined Exercise 6th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 10th March 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 18th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 23rd March 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 28th April 1939 - Arrived Portland 7th June 1939 - Sailed Liverpool Bay for Plymouth August 1939 - 2nd Submarine Flotilla, Home Fleet 28th August 1939 - Sailed Gosport 1st September 1939 - Arrived Malta 2nd September 1939 - 1st Submarine Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 11th October 1939 - Sailed Malta 15th October 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 16th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 20th October 1939 - Arrived Portsmouth 28th October 1939 - Sailed Portsmouth on patrol 10th November 1939 - Escorted Convoy OA.33 15th November 1939 - Detached from Convoy OA.33 after Convoy dispersed. Proceeded to Halifax 25th November 1939 - Arrived Halifax where they arrived for escort duty 2nd December 1939 - Sailed Halifax as convoy escorts 29th December 1939 - Sailed Halifax escorting Convoy HX.14 as the ocean escort 12th January 1940 - Arrived Liverpool with Convoy HX.14 15th January 1940 - Refitting at Chatham 21st March 1940 - Refit complete at Chatham 29th March 1940 - Sailed Chatham for Portsmouth 26th January 1941 - Layed minefield FD 28 (50 mines) off Bud, Norway 30th July 1941 - Scuttled off Benghazi to avoid capture | |||
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