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Greek navy in world war 22/13/2024 "This fact leads us to believe that the Triumph fired more than one torpedo during its latest assault."Īfter the attack, Triumph then continued its patrol, making its presence felt in Milos and Naxos, Greece. "Recently, in the same underwater area, we identified three more British Mark VIII torpedoes of the same type with those carried by Triumph and even within range of the attack," Thoctarides said. 9, 1942, at 11:45 a.m., Triumph began its torpedo attack of an enemy ship south of Sounion, Greece. (Courtesy: The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum) Marvin – one of two barges being towed by the Curtis – on November 18, 1914. Two shipwrecks from more than 100 years ago discovered in Great LakeĪ powerful storm sank the Steamship C.F. That would be the last signal Triumph would send. The following day, the submarine reported an encrypted signal indicating the successful completion of the first phase of its last mission, according to Thoctarides. 29, Triumph sailed into Despotikos Bay, Greece, before heading out on its last patrol. The purpose of the mission was to carry out two special operations as well as conduct an aggressive patrol in a specific area of the Aegean assigned to it by British officials. Triumph departed from Alexandria, Egypt, for its final mission the day after Christmas 1941. It was the fifth submarine wreck Thoctarides and his underwater project company, ROV Services, has found in Greek waters. and a search of German and Italian archives, he began the mission. Thoctarides was first informed about the history of Triumph in 1998. The final cause of the sinking, Thoctarides said, appears to have been a high-power explosion in the front section of the submarine. Triumph is coming to light after it was found more than 650 feet below the blue waters of the Aegean Sea. After a 25-year search, the mysterious disappearance of British WWII submarine H.M.S.
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