Tactician served in the Mediterranean Sea and the Far East during her wartime career.

She also torpedoed the Italian merchant vessel Rosandra off the coast of Albania; sinking her the following day.

She took part in Operation Cockpit, where she rescued a downed US airman under fire.

[1] A newsreel dated 1952[2] shows Tactician taking part in a military exercise in the Sea of Japan.

[3] Tactician survived the war and continued in service with the navy, finally being scrapped at Newport on 6 December 1963.