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    The HMS Utmost U-class British submarine
    off Marettimo 1942

 

The HMS Utmost was an U-class British submarine, built in Barrow by Vickers Armstrong during 1939, and launched during 1940. 

L' HMS Utmost era un sommergibile Britannico della Classe U, costruito a Barrow da Vickers Armstrong nel corso del 1939, e varato nel 1940.

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The HMS Utmost sank eight enemy ships, totalling 44000 tons. 
She operated in Mediterranean from the base of Malta. 

L' HMS Utmost affondò otto navi nemiche, per un totale di 44000 tonnellate. Operava in Mediterraneo dalla base di Malta.

On November 24, 1942, the HMS Utmost was patrolling the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, when she was spotted and attacked by the Italian destroyer Groppo North of Marettimo Island (Northern Sicily). 
The British submarine was hit by depth charges, and sank at 36°30'N, 12°00'E.

Il 24 Novembre 1942, l' HMS Utmost stava pattugliando il Tirreno meridionale, quando fu localizzato ed attaccato dal cacciatorpediniere Italiano Groppo a Nord di Marettimo.
Il sommergibile britannico fu colpito dalle bombe di profondità del cacciatorpediniere Italiano, ed affondò a 36°30'N, 12°00'E.

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