HMS Dragon has finally sailed from Portsmouth today after several abortive attempts to leave the wall since Thursday. She is expected to participate in large-scale air defence exercise FormidableShield2025, which begins on 5th May.

 

On this day in 1988, USS Bonefish (SS-582) was forced to the surface, where the crew abandoned the sub because of an intense fire in the battery compartment. 89 men were rescued by USS Carr and USS John F. Kennedy, but 3 sailors died. Bonefish had to be scrapped due to the damage.

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