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The Submarine Heritage Centre - HMS/M Turbulent Sponsorship Comments This painting was commissioned by the Hull and East Yorkshire Branch of the Submariners Association. Turbulent Technical Facts: - Builder: Vickers Armstrong Limited - Barrow-in-Furness A class of 53 boats, of which 28 where built at the Barrow Shipyard. The "T" Class The "T" class
submarine was an uncomplicated design, with equipment and systems designed
to be reliable under wartime conditions, whilst at the same time, they
were given the most powerful torpedo salvo of any submarine, British or
foreign.The first "T" Boat (Triton) entered service
on October the 5th 1937, the last (Tiptoe) paid off on August
the 29th 1969. Historical Facts: His Majesties Submarine Turbulent. For the whole of her short life of 15 months, Turbulent was based in the Mediterranean and was a very successful boat. In 254 days at sea she sank 100,000 tons of Axis shipping, and received 254 depth charges for her pains. Her tally consisted of the following:1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 U Boat, 28 Supply ships and 3 Trains destroyed by gunfire. She was eventually sunk by a mine off Maddelana, Sardinia on March the 23rd 1943, a fact confirmed years later with the discovery of her wreckage.
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