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HMS ''Salmon'' was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched on 30 April 1934, and fought in the Second World War. ''Salmon'' is one of twelve boats named in the song "Twelve Little S-Boats". On 4 December 1939, while on patrol in the North Sea, ''Salmon'' torpedoed and sank . On 12 December 1939, ''Salmon'' sighted the German liner . While challenging ''Bremen'', an escorting Dornier Do 18 seaplane forced ''Salmon'' to dive. After diving the ''Salmon's'' commander, Lieutenant Commander E. O. Bickford, decided not to torpedo the liner because he believed she was not a legal target.〔http://web.ukonline.co.uk/chalcraft/sm/salmon.html 〕 Bickford's decision not to fire on ''Bremen'' likely delayed the start of unrestricted submarine warfare in the war.〔 On 13 December 1939, ''Salmon'' sighted a fleet of German warships. She fired a spread of torpedoes which damaged two German cruisers (one was , the other, her younger sister ship, ). ''Salmon'' evaded the fleet's destroyers, which hunted her for two hours.〔〔 She was lost, probably sunk by a mine, on 9 July 1940. ==References== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Salmon (N65)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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