AdBlock Detected

It looks like you're using an ad-blocker!

Our team work realy hard to produce quality content on this website and we noticed you have ad-blocking enabled.

Free French Submarine Narval

Captured Bronzo Title

Free French Submarine Narval

The French submarine Narval was an Acciaoia class submarine operated by the Free French Navy during the Second World War.

Originally operated by the Italian Regina Marina as Bronzo, she was captured on 12th July 1943 after being engaged by HMS Seaham, HMS Boston, HMS Cromarty, and HMS Poole. Towed into to Syracuse by HMS Seaham, she was as later transferred to Malta and renamed HMS P714.

It was originally intended to transfer her to the Hellenic Navy, but was given to the Free French naval forces instead on 29 January 1944. She was renamed Narval and remained in operation until the end of the war when she was decommissioned. She was finally scrapped in 1948.

British Submarine HMS X1

HMS X1 at sea

British Submarine HMS X1

HMS X1 was designed as a commerce raider for the British Royal Navy. The concept was to engage a convoys escorts with her gun armament, which would then enable her and other submarines to sink the merchant vessels.

X1’s gun armament consisted of four 5.2 inch guns in twin turrets, one fore and the other aft. In addition she carried six 21-inch torpedo tubes, each armed with one reload.

Launched on 16 June 1923, she was commissioned in December 1925. In operation, she suffered continual engine problems, resulting in the majority of her time undergoing repairs. It was found that conditions were cramped because of the large crew needed to operate the guns (58 men) and associated auxiliary equipment.

HMS X1 was laid up in 1930 and scrapped in 1936.

US Escort Carrier USS Core CVE-13

USS Core (CVE-13) wearing camouflage Measure 32, Design 4A, 31 August 1944

US Escort Carrier USS Core CVE-13

USS Core CVE-13 was a Bogue-class escort carrier built for the US Navy. Launched on 15 May 1942 and commissioned on 10 December 1942, she was originally designated AVG-13. On 20 August 1942 this was changed to ACV-13 and then to CVE-13 on 15 July 1943. While operating as a part of Hunter-Killer groups, Core and her escorts sank seven German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic.

USS Core also operated as an aircraft transport in the Atlantic and Pacific. Post war she took part in Operation Magic Carpet, the repatriation of homeward bound servicemen.

Post war she was redesignated as a helicopter escort carrier (CVHE-13) 12 June 1955, a utility carrier (CVU-13) 1 July 1958 and finally an aviation transport (T-AKV-41) 7 May 1959. During the Vietnam war she ferried aircraft to Saigon.

Core was stricken for disposal on 15 September 1970 and sold for scrap in 1971.

USS Core (CVE-13)

Aircraft Operations

General Motors (Grumman) F4F Wildcat

Grumman TBF Avenger

Captured Japanese Aircraft

USNS Core (T-AKV 41)