AFTER INITIAL DISASTER - BRITISH SUBMARINE "THUNDERBOLT'S" RECORD OF SUCCESS. 7 FEBRUARY 1943, MALTA. STARTING HER LIFE WITH A TERRIBLE MISHAP, HMS THUNDERBOLT - EX-"THETIS" - HAS HAD A GLORIOUS RECORD OF VICTORY AND SUCCESS. THE "THETIS" SUNK DURING TRIALS IN 1939 AND 99 LIVES WERE LOST. SHE WAS SALVAGED BY A SKILFUL FEAT OF ENGINEERING AND WENT ON ACTIVE SERVICE AS THE HMS THUNDERBOLT. GOING FROM ONE SUCCESS TO ANOTHER SHE HAS DESTROYED 2 U-BOATS AND 5 ENEMY SUPPLY SHIPS, BOMBARDED ENEMY POSITIONS AND RESCUED 43 TORPEDOED MERCHANT SEAMEN WITH THEIR DOG IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. - HMS THUNDERBOLT
AFTER INITIAL DISASTER - BRITISH SUBMARINE "THUNDERBOLT'S" RECORD OF SUCCESS. 7 FEBRUARY 1943, MALTA. STARTING HER LIFE WITH A TERRIBLE MISHAP, HMS THUNDERBOLT - EX-"THETIS" - HAS HAD A GLORIOUS RECORD OF VICTORY AND SUCCESS. THE "THETIS" SUNK DURING TRIALS IN 1939 AND 99 LIVES WERE LOST. SHE WAS SALVAGED BY A SKILFUL FEAT OF ENGINEERING AND WENT ON ACTIVE SERVICE AS THE HMS THUNDERBOLT. GOING FROM ONE SUCCESS TO ANOTHER SHE HAS DESTROYED 2 U-BOATS AND 5 ENEMY SUPPLY SHIPS, BOMBARDED ENEMY POSITIONS AND RESCUED 43 TORPEDOED MERCHANT SEAMEN WITH THEIR DOG IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. - HMS THUNDERBOLT firing her 4 inch gun
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