Submarine "Thrasher" - The Double V.C." Submarine Returns After Eventful Voyage -- The Captain of the "Thrasher" Lieut. H.S. Mackenzie, D.S.O. R.N., photographed with Petty Officer T.W. Gould, V.C. He won his V.C. through ***** on his stomach and crawling through a hole to get bomb out after it had hit the submarine. The Submarine "Thrasher" under the command of Lieut. H.S. Mackenzie D.S.O., R.N., has just returned to port. known as the "Double V.C." Submarine of the "Lucky 13" Submarine, she was commissioned for service on April 13th, 1941, has Sunk a 3,500 ton supply ship on April 13th 1942, and on the same day sank a lighter by gunfire. and has completed 13 war patrols. January 07, 1943.