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    640000 (Wreck location of HMS Sidon (P259)), off the coast of Chickerell in Dorset. On the 50th anniversary of the Sidon accident, 16 June 2005, the...
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  • first-class paddle frigate launched in 1846 and scrapped in 1864. HMS Sidon (P259) was a S-class submarine launched in 1944. She sank in Portland harbour...
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  • discontinued after a peroxide fire resulted in the loss of the submarine HMS Sidon (P259) in 1956. British experimentation with HTP continued in rocketry research...
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    who died in the explosion of a faulty torpedo on board the submarine HMS Sidon (P259) whilst docked alongside Portland Harbour in 1955. In 2012, a sculpture...
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