HMS ''Springer'' was an S-class submarine of the

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, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 14 May 1945. So far she has been the only boat of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Springer''.

History

Built as the

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was drawing to a close, she did not see much action. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Shadowgraph S british class groupe III mod submarine

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''Springer'' was sold to the Israeli Navy in 1958 and renamed ''Tanin'' ( he, תנין; ''Crocodile'' or ''

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''). ''Tanin'' participated in the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

, launching naval commandos to attack the port of Alexandria. She then tried to torpedo an Egyptian sloop but was severely damaged by a depth charge counter attack. Her commander was awarded the Medal of Courage for his actions at the port of Alexandria.http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART2/317/269.html?hp=1&cat=875 She received spare parts from her sister ship ''Rahav'', formerly HMS ''Sanguine'', when ''Rahav'' was retired in 1968. ''Tanin'' was listed for disposal in 1972. A ''Gal''-class submarine named ''Tanin'' served the Israeli Navy from 1977 to 2002, and the ''Dolphin''-class submarine was delivered in May 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Springer (P264) British S-class submarines (1931) Ships built on the River Mersey 1945 ships Royal Navy ship names British S-class submarines (1931) of the Israeli Navy