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HMS Tuna (N94)
HMS ''Tuna'' (N94) was a British T class submarine, T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Scotts, Greenock (in Scotland) and launched on 10 May 1940. She was equipped with German-built engines and spent her career in World War II in western European waters, in the North Sea and off the west coast of France, and most famously taking part in Operation Frankton. The raid on Bordeaux harbour was later dramatised in the 1955 film ''The Cockleshell Heroes'' starring Trevor Howard. ''Tuna'' also took part in many war patrols and her crew received service medals for the boat's destruction of several U-boats. Design and description ''Tuna'' was ordered from Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on 9 December 1937, as part of an extension of the 1937 construction programme, with an initial four submarines ordered earlier that year in July. ''Tuna'' was part of a further three boats to be ordered, along with HMS Triad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotts Shipbuilding And Engineering Company
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, often referred to simply as Scotts, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Greenock on the River Clyde. In its time in Greenock, Scotts built over 1,250 ships. History John Scott founded the company in 1711. He built herring busses and small craft. He was succeeded by his son William Scott (1722-1769) and another son. In 1765 they built their first square-rigged vessel. William's son John (1752-1837) expanded the shipyard to a major shipbuilding company. The Scott family took over the Greenock Foundry in 1790. In 1791, Scott & Co. built , of 600-ton (bm), for the Newfoundland trade. She and , built in 1794, were the largest ships built in Scotland in their years. They marked the beginning of increased activity by Scott & Co., particularly with respect to large, ocean-going ships. C. G. Scott started building at Cartsdyke Dockyard in 1850, as Scott & Company. John Scott (II) and Robert Sinclair Scott, Robert Scott bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
