Laid down (35)

1938: Landing Ship Infantry Princess Beatrix (4.44) - Landing Ship Infantry Queen Emma (4.180)

1940: Submarine Trooper (N 91) - Submarine Una (N 87)

1941: ASW Trawler Portsdown (T 221) - Repair ship Ajax (AR 6) - Submarine chaser SC-516 (SC-516) - Minesweeper YMS-32 (YMS-32)

1942: Minesweeper BYMS 2057 (J 857) - Destroyer Maddox (ii) (DD 622) - Destroyer Nelson (DD 623) - Minesweeper Oracle (AM 103) - Destroyer Philip (ii) (DD 498) - Motor torpedo boat PT 81 - Destroyer Renshaw (DD 499) - Submarine chaser SC-1057 (SC-1057) - Submarine chaser SC-1058 (SC-1058) - Submarine chaser SC-727 (SC-727) - Destroyer William D. Porter (DD 579) - Destroyer Young (DD 580)

1943: Corvette Kenilworth Castle (K 420) - Submarine Solent (P 262) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-442 (LCI(L)-442) - Tank landing ship LST 245 (LST 245) - Patrol craft PC-1144 (PC-1144) - Submarine Pintado (387) - Minesweeper YMS-311 (YMS-311)

1944: High speed transport Cook (APD 130) - Landing craft tank LCT 878 (LCT 878) - Medium landing ship LSM 27 (LSM 27) - Medium landing ship LSM 28 (LSM 28) - Medium landing ship LSM 29 (LSM 29) - Medium landing ship LSM 30 (LSM 30) - Tank landing ship LST 776 (LST 776) - Patrol craft PGM-22 (PGM-22)

Launched (42)

1913: MS Trawler Avola (FY 1730)

1917: MS Trawler David Ogilvie (FY 720)

1919: Destroyer Rockingham (G 58) - Destroyer Swasey (DD 273)

1934: Submarine ShCh-119

1936: Destroyer Sleipner (H 48)

1937: Tank landing ship Bachaquero (F 110)

1940: ASW Trawler Gavotte (T 115) - Destroyer Nerissa (G 65) - Destroyer Piorun (G 65)

1941: Corvette Summerside (K 141) - Submarine M-114 - Submarine M-115 - Submarine M-116

1942: Motor minesweeper MMS 131 (J 631) - Escort Carrier Striker (D 12) - Destroyer John Rodgers (DD 574) - Escort carrier Prince William (i) (CVE 19) - Minesweeper YMS-47 (YMS-47)

1943: Sloop Amethyst (U 16) - Landing Craft Tank LCT 430 (LCT 430) - Landing Craft Tank LCT 717 (LCT 717) - Submarine Bonefish (223) - Motor torpedo boat PT 341

1944: Submarine Blueback (326) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-1064 (LCI(L)-1064) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-757 (LCI(L)-757) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-758 (LCI(L)-758) - Landing craft tank LCT 1143 (LCT 1143) - Medium landing ship LSM 15 (LSM 15) - Medium landing ship LSM 16 (LSM 16) - Medium landing ship LSM 17 (LSM 17) - Medium landing ship LSM 18 (LSM 18) - Tank landing ship LST 918 (LST 918) - Patrol craft PGM-20 (PGM-20) - Destroyer Purdy (DD 734) - Submarine Sea Owl (405) - Heavy cruiser Kaganovich

1945: Tank landing ship LST 1145 (LST 1145) - Fleet tug Mosopelea (ATF 158) - Motor torpedo boat PT 600 - Motor torpedo boat PT 704

Commissioned (26)

1917: Submarine O 8

1927: Patrol vessel Kimball (WPC 143) - Icebreaker Northland (WPG 49)

1928: Submarine Phoque

1941: Harbour Defence Motor Launch HDML 1042 (ML 1042) - Corvette Mignonette (K 38) - Motor Launch ML 215 (ML 215) - Destroyer Woolsey (DD 437)

1942: Escort destroyer Oakley (ii) (L 98) - Destroyer Beatty (DD 640) - Net tender Teak (AN 35) - Minesweeper YMS-118 (YMS-118) - Minesweeper YMS-23 (YMS-23)

1943: Frigate Bann (K 256) - Boom defence vessel Barnaby (Z 237) - Submarine Marea - Motor torpedo boat PT 335

1944: Frigate Magog (K 673) - Frigate Stettler (K 681) - Submarine chaser SC-1490 (SC-1490)

1945: Landing Craft Tank LCT 1280 (LCT 1280) - High speed transport Balduck (APD 132) - Destroyer Leary (ii) (DD 879) - Medium landing ship LSM 443 (LSM 443) - Medium landing ship LSM 495 (LSM 495) - Tank landing ship LST 1057 (LST 1057)

1941: Minesweeper Stoke (J 33)

1942: Submarine Le Héros - Motor Launch ML 130 (ML 130) - Destroyer Sims (i) (DD 409)

1943: Large destroyer L'Audacieux - Armed Yacht Adele (FY 089)

1944: Frigate Valleyfield (K 329)

More information on Allied Warships losses.

1940

Heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall: HMS Cornwall (Capt. C.F. Hammill, RN) and HMS Dorsetshire (Capt. B.C.S. Martin, RN) conducted exercises off Freetown.

Light cruiser HMS Liverpool: At 0915 hours (zone -3), HMS Liverpool (Capt. P.A. Read, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral A.J.L. Murray, DSO, OBE, RN), dropped anchor off Kamaran Island. She departed later the same day, around 1800 hours, to continue her patrol.

Light cruiser HMS Gloucester: HMS Gloucester (Capt. F.R. Garside, CBE, RN) conducted gunnery exercises off Simonstown.

Submarine HMS Otway: HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. Upon completion of these exercises HMS Otway proceeded to Yarmouth.

Submarine HMS Olympus: HMS Olympus (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Dymott, RN) arrived at Malta.

Submarine HMS Otus: HMS Otus (Lt.Cdr. E.C.F. Nicolay, RN) arrived at Malta.

Submarine HMS Grampus: HMS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. C.A. Rowe, RN) arrived at Port Said.

Submarine HMS Narwhal: HMS Narwhal (Lt.Cdr. R.J. Burch, RN) departed Immingham for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to lay a minefield (F.D. 10) off Feistein Island, Norway (south-west of Stavanger). As no log is available for this period it is not possible to display a map of this patrol.

Submarine HMS Shark (i): HMS Shark (Lt.Cdr. P.N. Buckley, RN) departed Harwich for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Sea near Texel, the Netherlands. No log is available for this period therefore no map can be displayed.

Submarine HMS H 50: HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Cheyne, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland.

Sloop HMIS Lawrence: HMS Lawrence (Cdr. H.V. Banfield, RIN) arrived at Bombay from the Persian Gulf for a short refit.

Destroyer HMS Valentine (i): After having arrived with convoy FN 163 off Methil, the (AA) destroyer HMS Valentine (Cdr. H.J. Buchanan, RAN) and the sloop HMS Weston (Lt.Cdr. S.C. Tuke, RN) proceeded to Rosyth. They obtained an A/S contact to the east-north-east of May Island and started a hunt. HMS Valentine dropped depth charges and reported oil rising to the surface. They were relieved the following day by the A/S trawlers HMS Brimness (Skr. A. Keable, RNR) and HMS Thornwick Bay (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Wallis, RNVR).

Destroyer HMS Defender: HMS Decoy (Cdr. E.G. McGregor, RN) and HMS Defender (Lt.Cdr. St.J.R.J. Tyrwhitt, RN) departed Suez for Aden.

Destroyer ORP Burza: The Polish destroyer Burza conducted a reconnaissance patrol in Bjerkvik area. At this time commander of Allied 1st Light Rifle Division, General Marie Emile Bethouart was onboard with his staff. Bjerkvik was the port where Allied troops were planned to be unloaded.

1941

Submarine HNMS O 14: HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Inglefield (Capt. P. Todd, DSO, RN) and HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. R.B.N. Hicks, DSO, RN).

Submarine HNMS O 10: HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Vizalma (T/Lt. M.M. Firth, RNVR) and HMS Salisbury (Lt.Cdr. H.M.R. Crichton, RN).

Submarine HMS Rorqual: The Italian merchant Pascoli (2939 GRT, 1902) was sunk 12 nautical miles south of Sansego after hitting a mine. This may have been one mines from a minefield laid by HMS Rorqual (Cdr R.H. Dewhurst, DSO, RN) on 28 January 1941.

Submarine HMS Tribune: HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Norfolk, RN) carries out dummy attacks on HMS Revenge (Capt. E.R. Archer, RN) near Halifax, Canada.

Submarine HMS Triumph (i): HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) fired three torpedoes against an enemy merchant vessel in the Gulf of Sirte near position 31°00'N, 17°59'E. This may have been the Italian merchant Silvio Scaroni (1394 GRT, built 1920) carrying stores from Benghazi to Tripoli. (All times are zone -3) 1745 hours - Sighted an empty 4000 tons merchant vessel approaching from the East. Started attack. 1814 hours - Fired three torpedoes from 1000 yards. When the periscope was raised again when the second torpedo fired should have hit it was seen that the target was squarely across the torpedo tracks. The wake of the third torpedo was seen approaching the stern of the ship. It soon appeared to graze the rudder but no explosion followed. Triumph turned to bring some more torpedo tubes to bear but the target altered course and began firing her gun. Lt.Cdr. Woods did not surface to engage her with the gun as there was quite a swell and the gun of the enemy was already manned and firing.

Submarine HMS Thrasher: HMS Thrasher (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Cowell, DSC, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS H 28: HMS H 28 (Lt. D.S.R. Martin, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory.

Submarine HMS H 31: HMS H 31 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle.

Submarine HMS H 33: HMS H 33 (Lt. C.H. Rankin, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS H 34: HMS H 34 (Lt. C.P. Norman, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN).

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Battleship HMS Prince of Wales: HMS Prince of Wales (Capt. J.C. Leach, MVO, RN) conducted exercises off Scapa Flow. She was escorted by the destroyer HMS Tartar (Cdr. L.P. Skipwith, RN), HMS Mashona (Cdr. W.H. Selby, RN) and HMS Punjabi (Cdr. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN).

Corvette HMS Marigold: The British merchant Ixion is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-94 about 200 miles southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland in position 61°29'N, 22°40'W. HMS Marigold (Lt. W.S. Macdonald, RNVR) later picks up 19 survivors.

Submarine ORP Sokol: ORP Sokol (Kpt.mar B. Karnicki) departed Portsmouth for her 2nd war patrol. Before proceeding on patrol a deep dive had to be made to test repairs to her pressure hull. Sokol was ordered to patrol in the Bay of Biscay.

Submarine HMS L 27: HMS L 27 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth.

1942

Submarine HNoMS Uredd: HNoMS Uredd (Lt. Røren) ended her 2nd war patrol at Lerwick.

Light cruiser HMS Liverpool: Around 1530 hours (zone -2), HMS Kent (Capt. A.E.M.B. Cunninghame-Graham, RN), HMS Liverpool (Capt. W.R. Slayter, DSC, RN), HMS Onslow (Capt. H.T. Armstrong, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, DSC and Bar, RN), departed Scapa Flow for Seidisfiord, Iceland.

Submarine HNMS O 14: HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Pathfinder (Cdr. E.A. Gibbs, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Quentin (Lt.Cdr. A.H.P. Noble, DSC, RN), HMS Hazard (Lt.Cdr. J.R.A. Seymour, RN) and HMS Blackmore (Lt. H.T. Harrel, RN).

Submarine HNMS O 9: HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Cape Mariato (T/Lt. H.T.S. Clouston, RNVR).

Submarine HNMS O 10: HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS La Cordeliere (A/Lt.Cdr. A.J.G. Barff, RNR) and HMS Boarhound (Skr. S.G. Jinks, RNR). Upon completion of these exercises HrMs O 10 proceeded to Rothesay.

Submarine USS Sturgeon: USS Sturgeon (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Wright) ended her 3th war patrol at Fremantle.

Submarine USS Silversides: USS Silversides (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Burlingame) damaged the Japanese guard boat Ebisu Maru No.5 with gunfire about 540 nautical miles north of Marcus Island in position 33°14'N, 150°58'E.

Submarine HMS Otway: HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A. E. Johnston, RN), HMS Z 5 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.T. Wenlock, RNR) and HMS Alecto (Cdr. J.R.S. Brown, RN).

Submarine HMS Otway: HMS Otway (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS Otus: HMS Otus (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Kingston Cyanite (Skr. J.A. Cornelius, RNR) and HMS Kingston Coral (Ch.Skr. I. Mackintosh, MBE, RNR).

Submarine HMS P 222: HMS P 222 (Lt. A.J. MacKenzie, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS Thunderbolt: HMS Thunderbolt (Lt.Cdr. C.B. Crouch, DSO and Bar, RN) arrived at the Devonport Dockyard.

Submarine HMS Thorn: HMS Thorn (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Norfolk, RN) fires four torpedoes against an Italian convoy in the central Mediterranean about 180 nautical miles north-west of Benghazi, Libya in position 34°34'N, 17°56'E. All four torpedoes missed their intended target. (All times are (most likely) zone -3) 1732 hours - In position 34°34'N, 17°59'E sighted smoke bearing 335°. Turned towards. 1802 hours - Sighted masts and funnels of three merchant ships. Range 10000 yards, course 170°. Five escorting aircraft had also been sighted. 1815 hours - Sighted two destroyers, one ahead of the convoy and one on the Port beam. 1822 hours - Fired four torpedoes at the leading merchant ship from 3000 yards. A counter attack followed that lasted about one hour. 35 Depth charges were dropped. Two patterns of five each that were dropped in the beginning were fairly close but caused no damage. According to Italian sources this convoy was made up of the Italian merchants Anna Maria Gualdi (3289 GRT, built 1908), Trapani (1855 GRT, built 1926) and Capo Arma (3172 GRT, built 1905) escorted by destroyers Ugolino Vivaldi and Turbine and torpedo-boat Pegaso. The interception had been achieved following an ULTRA signal.

Submarine HMS Turbulent: HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN) is undocked.

Submarine HMS Unison: HMS P 43 (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Lerwick. It was uneventful.

Submarine HMS United: HMS P 44 (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) attacked the inbound German submarine U-157 about 220 nautical miles north-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain in position 45°06'N, 12°58'W. Four torpedoes were fired but no hits were obtained. (All times are zone -1) 1546 hours - Sighted an eastbound enemy submarine at a range of 3000 yards on the starboard quarter. Started attack. 1552 hours - Fired a salvo of four torpedoes from 5000 yards. No hits were obtained. [The Germans reported four torpedo tracks and were able to evade them. The attack was however reported in German Grid BE 3424, approximately 49°57'N, 15°25'W, which is probably in error].

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS P 45 (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) conducted independent exercises in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS Unruffled: HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Kames Bay where she was immediately docked.

Submarine HMS H 32: HMS H 32 (Lt. J. Whitton, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. Upon completion of these exercises H 32 proceeded to Rothesay.

Submarine HMS H 33: HMS H 33 (Lt. M.E. Faber, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS H 43: HMS H 43 (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She made the passage in convoy.

Submarine HMS H 50: HMS H 50 (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle.

Submarine HMS L 23: HMS L 23 (Lt. E.J.D. Turner, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth with a training class off new submariners.

Submarine HMS L 26: HMS L 26 (Lt. H.D. Verschoyle, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners.

Submarine HMS P 614: HMS P 614 (Lt. D.J. Beckley, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area.

Submarine HMS P 615: HMS P 615 (Lt. P.E. Newstead, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Campbeltown.

1943

Battleship USS Iowa: USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) conducted trials and exercises in Chesapeake Bay.

Light cruiser HNMS Tromp: HrMs Tromp (Capt. J.B. de Meester, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Fremantle together with USS Tautog (Cdr. W.B. Sieglaff, USN) and USS Tambor (Lt.Cdr. R. Kefauver, USN).

Submarine HNMS O 21: HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) was docked at Colombo.

Submarine HNMS O 23: HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Valkenburg, RNN) was docked in the outer graving dock at Colombo.

Submarine HNMS O 9: HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with ML's.

Submarine USS Tambor: USS Tambor (Lt.Cdr. Russell Kefauver) departed from Fremantle for her 7th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

Submarine USS Gar: USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. P.D. Quirk) sank a sampan with gunfire in the Celebes Sea in position 04°19'N, 118°53'E.

Submarine USS Saury: With her refit completed, USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. Anthony Henry Dropp) left Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol East China Sea off the northern Ryukyu Islands and off Kyushu.

Submarine USS Wahoo: USS Wahoo (Cdr. D.W. Morton) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Tamon Maru No.5 (5260 GRT) off Benten Zaki, Honshu, Japan in position 40°05'N, 141°53'E.

Submarine USS Jack: USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers, USN) transited the Panama Canal.

Submarine USS Snook: USS Snook (Lt.Cdr. C.O. Triebel) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ships Tosei Maru (4363 GRT) and Shinsei Maru No.3 (1258 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 36°05'N, 123°21'E.

Minesweeper HMS Shippigan: HMS Shippigan (Cdr M.H. Brown, DSC, RN) picks up 11 survivors from the Greek merchant Laconikos that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-89 northeast of the Azores in position 41°40'N, 18°13'W.

Submarine HMS Ursula: HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Larne.

Submarine HMS Parthian: HMS Parthian (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) bombarded Platamone with 41 rounds at 2015 hours. Two caiques were claimed sunk with one hit each, one of 70 tons and one of 30 tons. One of these caiques was SAL 92 / Agios Issidoros (22 GRT). The action was broken off when Parthian received return fire. One of her gun crew was mortally wounded and died later that night. He was buried at sea. Lt. St. John decided to abandon the patrol as the attack periscope was out of action amongst other minor mechanical problems.

Submarine HMS Sealion: HMS Sealion (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) during which HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN) served as the target. These included night exercises.

Submarine HMS Sceptre: HMS Sceptre (Lt. I.S. McIntosh, MBE, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN), HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) and HMS Forth (Capt. R.S. Warne, RN) served as the targets.

Submarine HMS Surf: HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) departed Lerwick for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol to the North-East of Iceland to intercept German warships that might try to break out into the North Atlantic. For the daily positions of HMS Surf during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine HMS Syrtis: HMS Syrtis (Lt. M.H. Jupp, DSC, RN) proceeded to Campbeltown on completion of last night's exercises. That evening she departed again for night attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Forth (Capt. R.S. Warne, RN) served as target.

Submarine HMS Tribune: HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) arrived at Gibraltar.

Submarine HMS Tuna: HMS Tuna (Lt. D.S.R. Martin, RN) conducted A/S exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Tuscarora (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) H.T. Pitt, RN) and HMS Spaniel.

Submarine HMS Thrasher: HMS Thrasher (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth.

Submarine HMS Templar: HMS Templar (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS Tally-Ho: HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) destroyed the Italian sailing vessel Albina (223 GRT) south of San Lucido, Italy. Only one man was wounded but the vessel was a constructive total loss. (All times are zone -2) 1025 hours - Sighted a three-masted topsail schooner. She was northbound. The vessel was identified as the schooner we had attacked yesterday. 1101 hours - In position 39°13'N, 16°02'E from 1000 yards. After about 400 yards a large splash was seen, this was probably caused by a torpedo collision. This was seen by the schooner. The vessel changed course. Two small machine guns were seen on the schooners stern. 1116 hours - Surfaced and engaged with the gun. The crew soon abandoned ship and the vessel was turned towards the shore. 17 rounds of HE (High Explosive) were fired for 7 or 8 hits before the vessel ran on the beach. Dived and drew clear.

Submarine HMS Unsparing: At 1115 hours, HMS Unsparing (Lt. A.D. Piper, DSC and 2 bars, RNR), made rendez-vous with HMS Kingston Topaz (Skr. A. Flett, RNR), her escort towards Portsmouth. They then waited for HMS Unbending (Lt. E.T. Stanley, DSC, RN) which joined them at 1450 hours.

Submarine HMS H 32: HMS H 32 (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) participated in special trials / exercises off Dartmouth with aircraft.

Submarine HMS H 33: HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Shikari (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, VRD, RNVR), HMS Bryony (T/Lt. T. Hand, RNR), HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN) and HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR).

Submarine HMS H 44: HMS H 44 (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Altair (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) W.R.T. Clements, RNR).

Submarine HMS P 511: HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN) and HMS St. Modwen (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Lycett, RD, RNR).

Destroyer HMS Laforey: The German auxiliary minesweeper M 6616/Alba Eder (21 GRT) and the Italian tug Porto Cesareo (230 GRT) were sunk off Cape Bon, Tunisia by gunfire from the British destroyers HMS Laforey (Capt. R.M.J. Hutton, DSO, RN), HMS Loyal (Lt.Cdr. H.E.F. Tweedie, RN), HMS Tartar (Cdr. St.J.R.J. Tyrwhitt, RN) and HMS Nubian (Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, DSC, RN).

Destroyer HMS Kelvin: The destroyer HMS Kelvin (Lt.Cdr. J.T.B. Birch, DSO, DSC, RN) and the escort destroyers HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. S.O’G Roche, DSO, RN), HMS Dulverton (Cdr. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN) and HMS Tetcott (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, RN) departed Alexandria for Tobruk. [No further details available to us for the moment.]

Submarine USS R-4: USS R-4 (Lt.Cdr. P.W. Garnett, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-11: USS R-11 (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Parham, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-13: USS R-13 (Lt. D.L. Mehlop, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-14: USS R-14 (Lt. R. Holden, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-20: USS R-20 (Lt.Cdr. E.T. Shepard, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USSR L-6: L-6 fires two torpedoes against the German tugs Baikal and Amur of the west coast of the Crimea in position 45°15'N, 32°52'E. Both torpedoes missed their targets.

Submarine USSR M-117: M-117 fires a torpedo against ' what is identified as ' a merchant of 6000 tons about 10 nautical miles south-east of Yalta, Crimea in position 44°38'N, 34°34'E. The torpedo missed its target.

Submarine USSR M-172: M-172 fires two torpedoes against the German merchant Fasan (1075 GRT) off the Varangerfjord in the Vardo/Kiberg area. Both torpedoes missed their target.

Submarine HMS L 26: HMS L 26 (Lt. H.D. Verschoyle, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners.

Submarine HMS L 27: HMS L 27 (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Eade, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners.

Submarine HMS P 614: HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) departed Walvis Bay for Simonstown. She was escorted by HMS St. Zeno (T/Lt. J.K. Craig, RNVR).

Armed Yacht HMAS Adele: On 7 May 1943, Adele struck the breakwater at Port Kembla and was subsequently declared a total loss. The wreck of Adele is protected under the New South Wales Heritage Act, 1977.

1944

Corvette HMCS Giffard: HMCS Giffard (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C. Petersen, RCNR) picks up 43 survivors from HMCS Valleyfield that was torpedoed and sunk about 50 miles south of Cape Race, Newfoundland in position 46°03'N, 52°24'W by German U-boat U-548. 5 of the survivors later died of exposure.

Submarine HNMS O 15: HrMs O 15 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS St. Modwen (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Lycett, DSC, RNR).

Submarine USS Narwhal: USS Narwhal (Cdr. Jack C. Titus) left Fremantle for her 11th war patrol.

Submarine USS Burrfish: USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the German oiler Rossbach (5984 GRT, former Norwegian Madrono, offsite link) south of Murotosaki, Japan in position 33°15'N, 134°11'E.

Submarine USS Guitarro: USS Guitarro (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Haskins) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Formosa.

Submarine HMS Una: HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Evenlode (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.B. Medlycott, RNR) and FFS Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves .

Submarine HMS Safari: HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) served as the target.

Submarine HMS Sibyl: HMS Sibyl (Lt. E.J.D. Turner, DSO, DSC, RN) shifted from Dundee to Blyth where she was to refit. She was escorted by HMS ML 229 (T/Lt. W.C.R. Walsh, RNVR).

Submarine HMS Sickle: At 0521 hours, HMS Sickle (Lt. J.R. Drummond, DSO, DSC, RN observed the German transport Agathe escorted by three destroyers entering the Doro Channel but soon disappeared in the fog. This was indeed Agathe (1579 GRT, built 1922) escorted by the torpedo boats of the 9th Flotilla TA 16, TA 17 and TA 19 on passage from Leros to Piraeus.

Submarine HMS Spiteful: HMS Spiteful (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Sherwood, DSC, RCNVR) conducted noise trials at Trincomalee.

Submarine HMS Spark: HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials at Arrochar.

Submarine HMS Spirit: HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) departed Suez for Aden.

Submarine HMS Truant: HMS Truant (Lt. E.C. Croswell, DSC, RN) returned to Holy Loch.

Submarine HMS Trusty: HMS Trusty (Lt. E.T. Stanley, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises at/off Scapa Flow with each other.

Submarine HMS Tantalus: HMS Tantalus (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Mackenzie, DSO and Bar, RN) is docked at Trincomalee in AFD 9.

Submarine HMS Tantivy: HMS Tantivy (Cdr. M.G. Rimington, DSO, RN) sank a Siamese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Siam. (All times are zone -6,5) 0502 hours - Dived 1525 hours - Surfaced for gun action, 24 rounds were fired at a junk (about 150 tons) from about 700 yards of which 14 were hits. After the junk sank 4 survivors were picked up. The junk was fully loaded with tin and also had a deck cargo of bagged rice. She was en-route from Phuket to Penang

Submarine HMS Tradewind: HMS Tradewind (Lt.Cdr. S.L.C. Maydon, DSO and Bar, RN) departed from Aden bound for Trincomalee.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) departed Rothesay for Heysham. She was escorted by HMS Mistral (Lt. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR).

Submarine HMS Unruffled: With her refit completed, HMS Unruffled (Lt. R.F. Park, RN), shifted from Tilbury to Sheerness.

Submarine HMS Uther: HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS Visigoth: HMS Visigoth (Lt. J.R.H. Haddow, DSC, RN) participated in exercises off Larne.

Submarine HMS Vox: HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with aircraft.

Submarine HMS H 34: HMS H 34 (Lt. R.L. Jay, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS P 511: HMS P 511 (Lt. E.A. Hobson, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown.

Submarine HMS P 512: HMS P 512 (Lt. J.A. Wingate, DSC, RN) suffers from a serious defect on her forward hydroplanes. Repairs take until May 20th.

Submarine USS R-11: USS R-11 (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Parham, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USSR ShCh-202: ShCh-202 fires two torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a landing barge in the Black Sea about 90 nautical miles east-south-east of Constanta, Romania in position 43°45N, 30°37'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

1945

Destroyer USS Adams: USS Adams arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard.

Destroyer USS Alfred A. Cunningham: USS Alfred A. Cunningham departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.

Destroyer USS Thomas E. Fraser: USS Thomas E. Fraser arrived back in the Okinawa area.

Submarine HNMS K XIV: During the evening HrMs K XIV (Lt.Cdr. J. Smith, RNN(R)) landed supplies and a party on Keririan.

Submarine USS Bonefish: USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge) ended her 7th war patrol at Guam.

Submarine USS Sunfish: USS Sunfish arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard.

Submarine USS Billfish: USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley, USNR) departed Saipan for her patrol area.

Submarine USS Cabrilla: USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Lauerman, USN) ended her 7th war patrol at Midway. At Midway she was refitted by Submarine Division 242 Relief crew and the USS Aegir.

Submarine USS Blackfin: USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Kitch, USN) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Singapore. She returned later the same day due to defects. After repairs she left Fremantle to resume her 4th war patrol the next day. No map can be displayed for this patrol, the patrol report holds only a few positions.

Submarine USS Cabezon: USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.T. Hotchkiss, USNR) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN).

Submarine USS Razorback: USS Razorback (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Brown) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol to the east and south of Honshu, Japan

Submarine HMS Clyde: HMS Clyde (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) developed defects and set course to return to Trincomalee for repairs.

Submarine HMS Safari: HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Kihna (Cdr.(Retd.) T.J.T.C. Jenks, RN) and HMS Antigua (A/Lt.Cdr. E.L. Donkin, RNR) served as targets.

Submarine HMS Satyr: HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with ships from the 32nd Escort Group.

Submarine HMS Seraph: HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with ships from the 32nd Escort Group.

Submarine HMS Spiteful: HMS Spiteful (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Sherwood, DSC, RCNVR) departed Port Said for Malta.

Submarine HMS Spark: HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) departed Fremantle for Subic Bay, Philippines. For the daily positions of HMS Spark during this passage see the map below.

Submarine HMS Stubborn: HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) transited the Suez Canal Southbound and arrived at the port of Suez.

Submarine HMS Stygian: During 7 and 8 May 1945 HMS Stygian (Lt. G.S.C. Clarabut, DSO, RN) conducted exercises off Fremantle. These included night exercises.

Submarine HMS Supreme: HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sank a coaster and a sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam. A second coaster was heavily damaged if not destroyed. (All times are zone -9) 0850 hours - In position 06°21'N, 102°08'E sighted a mast bearing 272°. Closed to investigate. 0926 hours - Identified the mast as belonging to a junk. At the same time two heavily camouflaged coasters were seen inshore and only 3 nautical miles away. 0932 hours - Surfaced and engaged the leading coaster from 3000 yards, she immediately turned inshore. 0939 hours - The coaster, estimated to be of 300 tons, was satisfactory damaged so turned our attention to the junk, which looked new and of 50 tons. The second coaster meanwhile was still 3 nautical miles away. She was laying stopped and was firing at Supreme with a gun (thought to be a 12pdr). The crew of the junk abandoned ship while she was taken under fire. 0946 hours - The junk sank in position 06°18'N, 102°05'E and fire was shifted to the first coaster again. 0957 hours - After 30 rounds, for about 20 hits, the coaster was sinking in position 06°16'N, 102°05'E. Fire was then shifted to the other coaster, which was also of 300 tons and whose fire was now getting more accurate. Also Oerlikon and Vickers guns were used. She turned towards the shore and was hit many times and was on fire. She could not be closed any further as the water was now very shallow. 1008 hours - Turned away to seaward to make for deeper water.

Submarine HMS Sidon: HMS Sidon (Lt. H.C. Gowan, RN) departed Port Said and transited the Suez Canal.

Submarine HMS Tudor: HMS Tudor (Lt. S.A. Porter, DSC, RN) departed from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is to patrol in the Eastern part of the Java Sea. For the daily positions of HMS Tudor during this patrol see the map below.

Submarine HMS Terrapin: HMS Terrapin (Lt. R.H.H. Brunner, DSC, RN) Topped up with fuel and provisions at Exmouth Gulf before proceeding to her patrol area.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. R.P. Fitzgerald, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for exercises with aircraft to the north of Brittany, France.

Submarine HMS Unruly: HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS La Cordeliere (T/Lt. F.A. Haworth, RNVR) and HMS Altair (T/Lt. J.L. James, RNR).

Submarine HMS Unshaken: HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Newhaven.

Submarine HMS Universal: HMS Universal (Lt. S.S. Brooks, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with ships from E.G. (Escort Group) 32.

Submarine HMS Universal: HMS Universal (Lt. S.S. Brooks, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with ships from E.G. (Escort Group) 32.

Submarine HMS Untamed: HMS Vitality (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) was undocked.

Submarine HMS Upshot: HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with aircraft.

Submarine HMS Viking: HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth training a class off new submariners.

Submarine HMS Virulent: HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory.

Submarine HMS Volatile: HMS Ultor (Lt. J.P. Harvey, RN) and HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R . Lawrence, RN) both departed Tobermory for Rothesay. They joined HMS Sceptre (Lt. R.F. Park, RN) and her escort HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) G.G. Slade, RN) which came from Loch Alsh.

Submarine HMS Vulpine: HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR) and HMS HDML 1029 (T/Lt. N.A.W. Herboldt, RNVR).

Submarine HMS Amphion: HMS Amphion (Cdr. R.H. Dewhurst, DSO, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials at the torpedo firing range off Arrochar.

Submarine HMS H 50: HMS H 50 (T/Lt. G.P. Christie, DSC, RNR) conducted special trials in the Clyde area.

Submarine USS R-4: USS R-4 (Lt. D.C. Peto, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-10: USS R-10 (Lt. R.D. McWenthy, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS R-14: USS R-14 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) was decommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Submarine USS R-18: USS R-18 conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS Argonaut (ii): USS Argonaut (ii) conducted exercises off Key West.

Submarine USS Diablo: Having completed a period of trials and training in the Portsmouth area, USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island for torpedo trials.

ASW Trawler HMS Valse: HMS Valse and HMS Leicester City together pick up 19 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Sneland I that was torpedoed and sunk near May Island in the Firth of Forth in position 56°10'N, 02°31'W by German U-boat U-2336.

ASW Trawler HMS Leicester City: HMS Valse (T/Lt. B.H.S. Arendt, RNVR) and HMS Leicester City together pick up 19 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Sneland I that was torpedoed and sunk near May Island in the Firth of Forth in position 56°10'N, 02°31'W by German U-boat U-2336.

1949

Destroyer USS Nicholson: The movie "On The Town" was shot on the Nicholson from 7 May to 11 May 1949. The ship appeared in the first part of the movie and at the last scenes. Movie made it\'s world premier at Radio City Music Hall during Xmas season 1949. The crew were invited guests. Movie starred Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munchin, Anne Miller, Betty Garrett and Vera Ellen. Gene Kelly spent time with crew talking & drinking bos'n locker coffee.