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Messerschmitt Bf 110 in Hungarian Service

Hungarian Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4

Messerschmitt Bf 110 in Hungarian Service

From December 1944, approximately 14 Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 night fighters were provided to the Royal Hungarian Air Force.

Italian Submarine Perla

Perla

Italian Submarine Perla

Perla was the lead ship of her class of submarines built for the Italian Regina Marina. On June 6, 1942, Perla launched two torpedoes at the British corvette HMS Hyacinth. Both missed and Hyacinth counter attacked with depth charges. Suffering serious damage, Captain Ventura ordered her to surface and be scuttled. Damage to the Kingston Valves caused by the attack meant that she flooded very slowly. This provided time for the British to board and prevent her sinking.

Repaired and commissioned into the British Royal Navy she was renamed HMS P712.

While in British service she was used to evaluate the level of development of Italian submarines.

In 1943, she was transferred to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Matrozos. She served until 1947 when she was sold and scrapped.

Greek Submarine Matrozos

The captured Perla, at anchor in Beirut harbour, Syria 17 July 1942

Greek Submarine Matrozos

Matrozos was a Perla-class submarine captured by the Royal Navy during World War Two and subsequently operated by the Royal Hellenic Navy.

Perla was the lead ship of her class of submarines built for the Italian Regina Marina. On June 6, 1942, Perla launched two torpedoes at the British corvette HMS Hyacinth. Both missed and Hyacinth counter attacked with depth charges. Suffering serious damage, Captain Ventura ordered her to surface and be scuttled. Damage to the Kingston Valves caused by the attack meant that she flooded very slowly. This provided time for the British to board and prevent her sinking.

Repaired and commissioned into the British Royal Navy she was renamed HMS P712.

While in British service she was used to evaluate the level of development of Italian submarines.

In 1943, she was transferred to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Matrozos. She served until 1947 when she was sold and scrapped.