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HMS Ambush (P418)
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HMS Ambush (P418), was an Amphion-class
submarine
of the Royal Navy
, built by Vickers Armstrong
and launched 24 September 1945.
In 1948 she took part in trials of the Schnorkel.
In 1951 she heard and decoded a distress message from HMS Affray
, which was sunk with the ultimate loss of all 75 hands.
Amphion class submarine
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submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, built by Vickers Armstrong
Vickers Armstrong
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927...
and launched 24 September 1945.
In 1948 she took part in trials of the Schnorkel.
In 1951 she heard and decoded a distress message from HMS Affray
HMS Affray (P421)
HMS Affray , a British Amphion-class submarine was the last Royal Navy submarine to be lost at sea, on 16 April 1951, with the loss of 75 lives...
, which was sunk with the ultimate loss of all 75 hands.