An item referred to the British department of foreign affairs which a day earlier announced that England sold 2-715 ton submarines of the S-class. The first unit was to hand over next Thursday morning. These submarines were the first Israel ever possessed. Her main opponent in the Middle East namely Egypt possessed at least six Russian manufactured submarines.(1)
Note
1. The former HMS Springer (laid down at the shipyard of Cammell Laird&Co. Limited, Birkenhead on 8 May 944) renamed Tanin and stricken in 1972 and HMS Sanguine (laid down at the shipyard of Cammell Laird&Co. Limited, Birkenhead on 10 January 1944) and renamed Rahav and in 1968 used to keep the Tanin in service.
Note
1. The former HMS Springer (laid down at the shipyard of Cammell Laird&Co. Limited, Birkenhead on 8 May 944) renamed Tanin and stricken in 1972 and HMS Sanguine (laid down at the shipyard of Cammell Laird&Co. Limited, Birkenhead on 10 January 1944) and renamed Rahav and in 1968 used to keep the Tanin in service.
