LADYBIRD

Gunboat

1916

12th May 1941

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Supply run to Tobruk

These small ships with two 6" or 4" guns were invaluable with the Inshore squadron based at Alexandria to support and supply 8th Army units.

LAFOREY

Fleet Destroyer

1941

30th March 1944

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

LAGAN

Frigate

1942

20th September 1943

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Convoy ON202

Towed to UK arrived 24th not repaired

LANCE

Fleet Destroyer

1940

5th April 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Under dockyard repair

She was badly damaged whilst in Malta dockyard and suffered further damage in three more air raids and was declared a Constructive Total Loss in October

LAPWING

Sloop

1944

20th March 1945

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Russian convoy JW65

Kola Inlet by U.911

LARK

Sloop

1944

17th February 1945

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Russian convoy RA64

U.911. She was towed to Rosta and handed over to the Russians who seem to have repaired her and had her in service

LATONA

Minelaying Cruiser

1941

25th October 1941

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Transporting troops to Tobruk

She was on fire but remained afloat for 2 hours . Her deck cargo of ammunition then exploded and her magazine blew up. Most survivors and passengers had been taken off by HERO and ENCOUNTER.-37 men lost

LAURENTIC

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%7

3rd November 1940

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U99 west of Ireland

LAWFORD

Frigate (US built)

1943

8th June 1944

Channel

A/C Bombs

NEPTUNE

She was acting as HQ ship for the invasion off Juno Beach

LEDA

Minesweeper

114%7

20th September 1942

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U435 off Greenland

LEGION

Fleet Destroyer

114%9

26th March 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Moored in Grand Harbour

After being hit once she was taken into Malta dockyard for repair (with her sister ship LANCE) but like her she suffered more damage from a subsequent raid and became a Constructive Total Loss

LEVIS (RCN)

Corvette

1940

20th September 1941

Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Convoy SC44

South of Iceland by U74

LIGHTNING

Fleet Destroyer

1940

12th March 1943

Mediterranean

E-boat torpedo

She was attacked and sank in the Sicilian Channel.170 men rescued by HMS Legion

LIMBOURNE

Escort Destroyer

1942

23rd October 1943

Channel

< >Destroyer torpedo

TUNNEL Op.

Scuttled, 100 survivors

LIVELY

Fleet Destroyer

1941

11th May 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Attack on Axis convoy

She was in company with JERVIS, JACKAL andING but only JERVIS survived.

LOUISBURG (RCN)

Corvette

1941

6th February 1943

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

First Canadian ship sunk in the med.

LOYAL

Fleet Destroyer

1941

12th October 1944

Mediterranean

Mine

Bombarding Rimini

She did not sink immediately but was abandoned as a Constructive Total Loss

LOYALTY

Minesweeper

1942

22nd August 1944

Channel

U-boat torpedo

Minesweeping

She was renamed LOYALTY in 1943 and was sunk by U480K

MAGIC

Minesweeper

6th July 1944

Channel

Torpedoed

Normandy

Off Sword Beach by German midget Submarine

MAGOG (RCN)

Frigate

1942

14th October 1944

Atlantic

Torpedoed

Mouth of the St. Lawrence River by U.1223, 2 men lost

MAHRATTA

Fleet Destroyer

1942

25th February 1944

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Russian convoy JW57

The Uboat concerned was U956, 16 survivors

MANCHESTER

6"gun Cruiser

114%7

13th August 1942

Mediterranean

E-boat torpedo

Malta convoy PEDESTAL

Survivors rescued by SOMALI and PATHFINDER and she was scuttled off Kelebia

MANNERS

Frigate (US built)

1943

26th January 1945

Irish Sea

U-boat torpedo

Although her stern was blown off she maintained contact with her attacker until other frigates arrived to deal with it. She was towed into port but declared a CTL

MAORI

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

12th February 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

MARGAREE (RCN)

Destroyer

114%1

22nd October 1940

Atlantic

Collision

SS Port Fairy

MARIGOLD

Corvette

1941

9th December 1942

Mediterranean

A/c bombs

Convoy MKS3Y

Sunk by Italian A/C off Algiers

MARTIN

Fleet Destroyer

1942

10th November 1942

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

TORCH

Sank off Algiers whilst supporting the N African landings by U.431.

MASHOBRA

Fleet supply ship

114%9

25th May 1940

N Sea

A/C Bombs

Norway campaign

Sank off Narvik

MASHONA

Destroyer

28th May 1941

North Atlantic

A/C Bombs

Bismarck hunt

Near Iceland

MATABELE

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

17th January 1942

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Russian convoy PQ8

There were only 3 survivors picked up by HARRIER U-boat U454

MEDWAY

Repair Ship

114%8

30th June 1942

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Sank off Alexandria

MOHAWK

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

16th April 1941

Mediterranean

Surface action

During a successful action against an Axis convoy she was damaged by on of the Italian escort Destroyers and had to be sunk by JANUS

MONTROSE

Fleet Destroyer

1919

6th June 1944

Channel

Collision

NEPTUNE

She collided with an American ship off the Normandy beaches and became a Constructive Total Loss

MOSQUITO

Gunboat

114%9

1st June 1940

Channel

A/C Bombs

DYNAMO

Sank at Dunkirk

MOTH

Gunboat

1915

12th December 1941

Hong Kong

SCUTTLED

Jap invasion

Salvaged by Japanese as SUMA in 1942 and sunk by British forces in March 1945

MOURNE

Frigate

1943

15th June 1944

Channel

U-boat torpedo

A/S patrol

Sunk by U767

MULGRAVE

Minesweeper

8th October 1944

Channel

Mined

Normandy

Beached, salvaged,towed to UK port,not repaired

NABOB(RCN)

Escort A/C carrier

1943

22nd August 1944

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Op GOODWOOD

She limped back to Scapaand was eventually towed to Rosyth where she was declared a Constructive Total Loss

NAIAD

Anti Aircraft Cruiser

11th March 1942

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

By U565, north of Mersa Matuh

NARWHAL

Minelaying submarine

114%6

30th July 1940

N Sea

Mine? or A/C?

Minelaying op Fd21/22

Disappeared off Trondheim

NEPTUNE

6"gun cruiser

114%3

19th December 1941

Mediterranean

Mine

Attack on Axis convoy

With Force K and ran into a minefield and sank so quickly that there was only one survivor. A good account of this tragedy is in "HMS PEPPERPOT" by Ed Gordon 763 men lost ,one survived and was taken prisoner

NESTOR (RAN)

Destroyer

114%8

15th June 1942

Mediteranean

A/C Bombs

Escorting "Vigorous"

later scuttled

NIGER

Minesweeper

114%6

5th July 1942

N Atlantic

Mine

Minesweeping

Sank off Iceland

ODIN

Submarine

114%9

13th June 1940

Mediterranean

Depth charges

Patrol off Otranto

Sunk by Italian Destroyer STRALE

OLYMPUS

Submarine

114%8

8th May 1942

Mediterranean

Mine

Taking personnel to Alexandria

Struck a mine on leaving Grand Harbour.

ORCHIS

Corvette

1940

21st August 1944

Channel

Mine

NEPTUNE

Beached off Courseilles as CTL

ORPHEUS

Submarine

114%0

19th June 1940

Mediterranean

Depth charges

First war patrol

Sunk by Italian Destroyer TURBINE off Benghazi

OSWALD

Submarine

114%8

1st August 1940

Mediterranean

Depth charges

War patrol

Sunk by Italian Destroyer VIVALDI off Cape Spartivento

OTTAWA (RCN)

Escort Destroyer

114%1

14th September 1942

Gulf of St. Lawrence

Uboat Torpedo

U.91

OXLEY

Submarine

114%9

10th September 114%9

N Sea

Friendly torpedo

Patrol off Norway

Challenged by British SM TRITON and torpedoed when there was no reply. (signal lamp not working) Only the CO and 1 man survived

P311

Submarine

1942

8th January 1943

Mediterranean

Depth Charges

Taking "Chariots" to Palermo

Sunk by Italian TB PARTENOPE

P32

Submarine

1941

19th August 1941

Mediterranean

Mine

War patrol off Tripoli

P33

Submarine

1941

20th August 1941

Mediterranean

Mine?

War patrol

Disappeared off Tripoli

P36

Submarine

1941

1st April 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

In Harbour

Sank in Sliema Creek Malta

P6%

Submarine

1941

23rd February1942

Mediterranean

Depth charges

War patrol off Tunisia

Sunk by Italian TB's CIRCE and USODOMARE

P39

Submarine

1941

26th March 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Malta convoy MW10

Sank on arrival in Grand Harbour

P48

Submarine

1942

25th December1942

Mediterranean

depth charges

Patrol off N Africa

Sunk by Italian TB's PERSEO,ARDENTE and ARDIT

P222

Submarine

1941

12th December 1942

Mediterranean

P310%

Submarine

1917

21st June 1942

Rammed

P615

Submarine

1940

18th April 1943

Submarine Attack

PAKENHAM

Fleet Destroyer

1941

16th April1943

Mediterranean

Surface action

Attack on Axis convoy

In company with PALADIN she attacked a convoy south of Marsala.and was in action against two Italian Destroyers. One was sunk but the other inflicted much damage on Pakenham and she had to be destroyed by PALADIN afterwards.

PANDORA

Submarine

114%9

1st April1942

Mediterranean

A/c Bombs

Malta

PANTHER

Fleet Destroyer

1941

9th October 1943

Aegean

A/C Bombs

Sortie off Scarpanto

She was another victim of the ill advised Levant Command Aegean operations. For a description of this campaign see "Fighting Destroyer" by GG Connell

PARRAMATTA (RAN)

SLOOP

114%7

27thNovember1941

Off Bardia

U-boat torpedo

U14%9 -20 men survived

PARTHIAN

Submarine

114%1

10th August 1943

Adriatic

Mine?

war patrol

Date of loss could be 11th August

PARTRIDGE

Fleet Destroyer

1941

18th December 1942

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Operations west of Oran

PATROCLUS

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%3

< > 4th November 1940

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U99 west of Ireland

PATHAN (RIN)

Sloop

23rd June 1940

Off Bombay

Torpedoed

Italian Submarine Galvani

PATHFINDER

Destroyer

11th February 1945

Indian Ocean

A/c Bombs

Towed to Chittagong - not repaired

PENELOPE

6"gun Cruiser

114%5

18th February 1944

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Sank 35 miles west of Naples. See Ed Gordon's book "HMS Pepperpot"

PENYLAN

Escort Destroyer

1942

3rd December 1942

Channel

E-boat torpedo

Convoy PW257

E-boat S.115

PENZANCE

Sloop

114%1

24th August 1940

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Convoy SC1

U37, West of Ireland, heavy casualties

PERSEUS

Submarine

114%0

6th December1941

Mediterranean

Mine?

Passage from Alex to Malta

PERTH (RAN)

Cruiser

114%4

1st March 1942

Pacific

Surface Action

Sunda Straits

307 survivors

PETEREL

Gunboat

114%7

8th December 1941

Shanghai

Surface action

Jap invasion

Sunk by Japanese cruiser Izumo

PHOENIX

Submarine

114%1

16th July1940

Mediterranean

Depth Charges

Patrol off Augusta

Sunk by Italian TB ALBATROS

PICOTEE

Corvette

1940

12th August1941

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Convoy ONS4

PINK

Minesweeper

1942

27th June 1944

Channel

Torpedoed

NEPTUNE

Towed to Portsmouth, not repaired

PINTAIL

Coastal Escort

10th June 1941

Humber

Mined

POLYANTHUS

Corvette

1941

20th September 1943

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Convoy ON202

Survivors were picked up by ITCHEN but she too was torpedoed and only 3 men survived.The Uboat was U.911%

PORCUPINE

Fleet Destroyer

1941

9th December 1942

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Damage was severe but she was towed to Oran. She was cut in two and each par twas used as a base ship at Portsmouth eventually. The two parts were named "PORK" and "PINE". It was considered possible to rebuild her but this was never done.

PORPOISE

Submarine

1942

9th January 1945

Indian Ocean

POZARICA

Aux AA Ship

114%7

13th February 1943

Mediterranean

A/C Torpedo

This veteran of Russian convoy PQ17 was finally sunk off Bougie

PRINCE of WALES

Battleship

114%8

10th December 1941

Far East

A/C torpedoes

Search for Jap invasion fleet

Churchill takes much blame for this tragedy. When Sngapore was under threat he despatched PRINCE of WALES and REPULSE to its defence KNOWING that there was NO AIR COVER available to protect them. Both ships were lost. See details in "The Hunting of Force Z

PROMPT

Minesweeper

1944

9th May 1945

Channel

Mine

Minesweeping

Off Ostend, towed to Southend but not repaired

PUCKERIDGE

Escort Destroyer

1941

6th September 1943

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Patrol off Gibraltar

BY U-boat 617, 129 rescued

PUFFIN

Sloop

114%6

26th March 1945

N Sea

Rammed minisub

Off Schelde

Damage was severe as the one man torpedo's warhead exploded, laid up not repaired

PUNJABI

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

1st May 1942

Arctic

Collision

Russian convoy PQ18

She was in the distant cover force and sank after colliding with battleship KING GEORGE V

PYLADES

Minesweeper

8th July 1944

Channel

Torpedoed

Normandy

German Midget Submarine, off Sword Beach

QUAIL

Fleet Destroyer

1942

15th November 1943

Mediterranean

Mine

She was salvaged but sank whilst under tow to Taranto in June 1944

QUENTIN

Fleet Destroyer

1941

2nd December 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Torpedo

Attack on Axis convoy

She sank North of Algiers

QUORN

Escort Destroyer

1940

3rd August 1944

Channel

Human Torpedo

Normandy patrol

< >Sunk in Seine Bay

QUEEN ELIZABETH

Battleship

1915

19th December 1941

Mediterranean

Italian Frogmen

In harbour

Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service

RAINBOW

Submarine

114%2

19th October 1940

Mediterranean

Collision

Collided with a merchant ship

RAJPUTANA

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%5

13th April 1941

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U108 west of Ireland

RAWALPINDI

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%5

23rd November 114%9

N Atlantic

Surface action

Convoy defence

Sunk after a heroic but hopeless battle with SCHARNHORST and Gneisenau south east of Iceland 37 survivors

REDMILL

Frigate (US built)

1943

27th April 1945

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Badly damaged N.W. of Blacksod Bay , S.Ireland by U.1105, declared a CTL 22men lost

REGENT

Submarine

114%0

16th February 1943

Mediterranean

Depth charge? or Mine?

Italian corvette GABBIANO claims to have attacked her in south Adriatic but final cause may have been a mine

REGINA (RCN)

Corvette

1942

8th August 1944

Channel

Torpedoed whilst on Coastal Convoy Escort

Off Trevose Head, Cornwall

REGULUS

Submarine

114%0

6th December 1940

Med

Failed to return from patrol - no Italian claims made.

REGULUS

Minesweeper

1941

12th January 1945

Mediterranean

Mined

Off Sista Island, Corfu

REPULSE

Battle Cruiser

1916

10th December 1941

Far East

A/C Torpedoes

Search for Jap invasion fleet

See REMARKS in "Further details" column of PRINCE of WALES entry

ROCKINGHAM

Ex US Destroyer

1918

27th September1944

N Sea

Mine

ROCKWOOD

Escort Destroyer

11th November1943

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Towed to Alexandria but not repaired

ROYAL OAK

Battleship

1916

14th October114%9

Scapa Flow

U-boat torpedo

At Anchor

The RN's first major loss due to the daring exploit of Prien in U47 in penetrating the defences of Scapa Flow. 786 men lost

St. CROIX (RCN)

Destroyer

19

20th September 1943

N Atlantic

U-boat homing torpedo

SAHIB

Submarine

1942

24th April 1943

Mediterranean

Depth charges/

Convoy attack off Messina

She was scuttled after severe damage inflicted by 3 Italian escorts but is also claimed by crew of a German Ju88 (which possibly attacked while she was sinking)

SALAMANDER

Minesweeper

114%6

27th August 1944

Channel

A/C Bombs

NEPTUNE

Sunk in error by RAF A/C

SALMON

Submarine

114%5

9th July 1940

N Sea

Mine?

Patrol off Stavanger

Failed to return - cause uncertain.

SALOPIAN

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%6

13th May 1941

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U98

SALVIA

Corvette

1940

24th December 1941

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U511% off Alexandria

SAMPHIRE

Corvette

30th January1943

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

N.E. of Bougie

U.9.5%6

SAUMAREZ

Destroyer

1942

22nd October 1945

Mediterranean

Mine

Corfu Channel

Casualties 31, Volage also damaged

SCORPION

Gunboat

114%7

13th February 1942

Banka Strait

Surface action

Jap invasion

Sunk by a Japanese Destroyer

SCOTSTOUN

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%5

13th June 1940

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U25 north west of Ireland

SCYLLA

AA Cruiser

23rd June1944

Channel

Mined

Normandy Landings

Off Sword Beach, towed back to Portsmouth declared a CTL

SEAHORSE

Submarine

114%3

7th January1940

N Sea

Depth charges

Patrol off Heligoland

Sunk by German minesweepers

SEAL

Minelaying submarine

114%9

5th May1940

N Sea

Internal explosion

Minelaying

Damaged by the explosion she sank to the bottom but was forced to surface after 24 hours as crew was almost suffocated. Sighted by a German A/C her CO surrendered knowing that the crew were too weak to swim if he scuttled. He was court martialled in 1945

SHAKESPEARE

Submarine

1942

2nd January 1945

Far East

Surface action

Convoy attack

Unwisely attacked an armed freighter on the surface. by the time it was sunk its return fire had damaged her pressure hull and alyhogh she got back to Fremantle she was a CTL

SHARK

Submarine

114%4

6th July 1940

N Sea

Uncertain

Patrol off Stavanger

She was dameged by attacks from German minesweepers (or aircraft?) and was scuttled to prevent capture.

SHAWINIGAN (RCN)

Corvette

1942

24th November 1944

Atlantic

Torpedoed

In the Cabot Strait off Cape Breton,

Lost with all hands

SHEFFIELD

Destroyer

1911%

4th May 1982

Falklands

Exorcet Missiles

casualties 20

SHERWOOD

Escort Destroyer

3rd October 1943

N Sea

Spurn Point

Stripped to a hulk for use of Coastal Command

SICKLE

Submarine

1942

18th June 1944

Mediterranean

Mine?

Patrol in Antkithera Channel

SIDON

Submarine

1944

16th June 1914%

Channel

Accident

Portland harbour

Hydrogen Peroxide leak

SIKH

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

14th September 1942

Mediterranean

Shore Batteries

Op AGREEMENT

This was an abortive attempt to capture Tobruk. It failed miserably due to poor planning and inadequate security. See full details in "Massacre at Tobruk" by PC Smith

SIMOOM

Submarine

1942

15th November 1943

Mediterranean

U-boat torpedo

Aegean patrol

Sunk by U565 - some records give the date as 19th (not 15th

Sir Galahad (RFA)

Landing Ship

1966

8th June 1982

East Falklands

A/C Bombs

Bluff Cove

Casualties 11%, wound 57 many badly burned

SKIPJACK

Minesweeper

114%4

1st June 1940

Dunkirk

A/C Bombs

DYNAMO

Sunk off Dunkirk

SNAPDRAGON (1)

Corvette

1940

19th December 1942

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Ops off Benghazi

SNAPPER

Submarine

114%5

12th February 1941

Biscay

Mine?

SOMALI

Fleet Destroyer

114%7

24th September 1942

Arctic

U-boat torpedo

Russian convoy PQ18

Torpedoed by U.703 on the 20th, broke her back and sank in a gale

SOUTHAMPTON

6"gun Cruiser

114%6

11th January 1941

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Taking troops to Malta

she caught fire and was abandoned 200 miles east of Malta and was sunk by ORION and GLOUCESTER

SOUTHWOLD

Escort Destroyer

1941

24th March 1942

Mediterranean

Mine

Malta convoy MW10

Zonker Point, Malta

SPARTAN

5.25"gun Cruiser

1942

29th January 1944

Mediterranean

Glider bomb

Anzio landings

11%3 men rescued

SPEARFISH

Submarine

114%6

1st August 1940

N Sea

U-boat torpedo

War patrol

Sunk by U34

SPHINX

Minesweeper

114%9

3rd February 1940

Moray Firth

A/C Bombs

40 men lost

SPIKENHEAD(RCN)

Corvette

1940

11th February 1942

N Atlantic

Torpedo

South of Iceland by U136

SPLENDID

Submarine

1942

21st April 1943

Mediterranean

Depth charges

War patrol

Sunk by German (ex Greek) Destroyer HERMES

SPRINGBANK

Aux AA Ship

114%6

27th September 1941

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U20

SQUIRREL

Minesweeper

1944

24th July 1945

Far East

Mine

Minesweeping

Sunk off Phuket Island two and half hours later by RN gunfire - 7 men lost

STANLEY

Ex US Destroyer

1918

19th December 1941

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Escorting Convoy HG76

U-boat U574 -only 25 survivors

STARFISH

Submarine

114%3

9th January 1940

N Sea

Depth charges

Heligoland patrol

Sunk by German minesweepers

STERLET

Submarine

114%8

18th April 1940

N Sea

Depth charges

Kattegat patrol

She had sunk the German training Cruiser BRUMMER but was attacked and sunk by its escorts

STOKE

Minesweeper

1918

7th May 1941

Mediterranean

A/C Bombs

Minesweeping

Sunk off Tobruk

STONEHENGE

Submarine

1943

16th March 1943

Far East

Unknown

Patrol in Malacca Str.

Contact lost between 16th and 20th March - Fate unknown

STRATAGEM

Submarine

1943

19th November 1944

Far East

Depth charges

Her sinking of NICHINAN MARU on 16th attracted attention of Japanese Destroyers, one of which found and sank her.

STRONGHOLD

Fleet Destroyer

1918

4th March 1942

Far East

Surface action

Sea battle

In action against superior Japanese force and put up a magnificent fight for over an hour before she was sunk.

STURDY

Fleet Destroyer

1918

30th October 1940

N Atlantic

Shipwreck

Convoy HX79

Ran aground off Tiree

SUNFISH

Submarine

114%7

27th July 1944

Arctic

friendly A/C bombs

On passage

She had been allocated on loan to Russia but en route she was attacked and sunk in error by an RAF A/C.

SWIFT

Fleet Destroyer

1943

24th June 1944

Channel

Mined

NEPTUNE

Sank off Sword Beach, Normandy, 17 men lost

SWORDFISH

Submarine

114%2

7th November 1940

Channel

Mine?

On Passage

She disappeared after leaving Portsmouth to blockade Brest and for many years it was assumed that she was lost in the patrol area.It was not until 1914% that an amateur diver discovered her wreck off St Catharine's |Point (Isle of Wight)

SYDNEY (RAN)

Cruiser

114%4

19th November 1941

Indian Ocean

Surface action

In a battle with the German raider Kormoran, in which both ships sank

SYRTIS

Submarine

1943

28th March 1944

N Sea

Mine?

Patrol off Bodo

TALISMAN

Submarine

1940

16th September 1942

Mediterranean

Mine

Patrol in Sicilian Channel

TARPON

Submarine

1940

14th April 1940

N Sea

Depth charges

Skagerak Patrol

She had sunk German Q ship Schiff 40 but was herself sunk in the counter attack

TEME (RCN)

Frigate

1942

29th March 1945

Atlantic

Torpedoed

N.W. Lands End

U.246, towed to Falmouth, not repaired. 4 men lost

TEMPEST

Submarine

1941

13th February 1942

Mediterranean

Depth charges

Patrol off Taranto

Sunk by Italian TB CIRCE on her first war patrol.

TENEDOS

Fleet Destroyer

1918

5th April 1942

Indian Ocean

A/C Bombs

Search for Jap forces

One of the victims of the Japanese A/C Carrier attack on Colombo and the fleet south of Ceylon

TERN

Gunboat

114%7

19th December 1941

Hong Kong

Scuttled

Jap invasion

Scuttled to prevent capture by Japanese

TERRAPIN

Submarine

1944

19th May 1945

Far East

Depth Charges

Patrol in Java Sea

She grounded after attacking a Japanese tanker and then suffered damage from DC attacks. She was able to get away and was escorted back to fremantle By US SM CAVALLA but was declared a Constructive Total Loss

TERROR

15"gun Monitor

1916

23rd February 1941

Mediterranean

A/C bombs

bombarding at Benghazi

Damaged by 2 mines and then sunk by air attack. Luckily there were no casualties

TETRARCH

Submarine

1940

2nd November 1941

Mediterranean

Mine?

On Passage

Lost in Sicilian Channel whilst en route from Alexandria to UK

THAMES

Submarine

114%2

23rd July 1940

N Sea

Mine

Patrol off Stavanger

THANE

Escort Carrier

15th January 1945

Home Waters

Torpedoed

Firth of Clyde

U.482, 10 men lost, towed to Greenock and laid up.

THANET

Fleet Destroyer

1918

27th January 1942

Far East

Surface action

Attack on invasion force

In action against superior Japanese force off Endau, there were 57 survivors

THISTLE

Submarine

114%9

10th April 1940

N Sea

U-boat torpedo

Skagerak Patrol

She encoutered U4 on 9th and attacked with 4 torpedoes which missed. During the night of 10th U4 surfaced and sank THISTLE.

THORN

Submarine

1941

7th August 1942

Mediterranean

Depth charges

Patrol off Tobruk

Sunk by Italian TB PEGASO

THRACIAN

Fleet Destroyer

114%0

16th December 1941

Hong Kong

A/C Bombs

She was salvaged by the Japanese and used as a local patrol boat for the rest of the war.

THUNDERBOLT

Submarine

114%8

14th March 1943

Mediterranean

depth charges

Convoy attack off Sicily

This was the notorious THETIS which sank on trials in 114%8. After salvage she was renamed THUNDERBOLT."She sank the large Supply ship ESTERIL but was herself sunk by Italian Corvette CIGNONA in the counter attack.

TIGRIS

Submarine

1940

10th March 1943

Mediterranean

Depth Charges

< > Patol off Naples

According to German records she was sunk by German UJ2210 in the Gulf of Naples on 27th but other sources say the loss was unknown causes in Gulf of Tunis on 10th Mach

TRANSYLVANIA

Armed Merchant Cruiser

114%5

10th August 1940

N Atlantic

U-boat torpedo

Sunk by U56 north -west of Malin Head

TRAVELLER

Submarine

1942

4th December 1942

Mediterranean

MINE?

Patrol off Taranto

TRENTONIAN (RCN)

Corvette

1942

22nd February 1945

Channel

Torpedoed

East of Falmouth

By U.1004, 6 men lost

TRIAD

Submarine

114%9

20th October 1940

Mediterranean

Surface action

On passage Malta to Alexandria

She encountered Italian SM ENRICO TOTI and was sunk in the subsequent gun duel.

TRINIDAD

6"gun Cruiser

1940

14th May 1942

Arctic

A/C Bombs

She was damaged by one of her own toprpedoes and was repaired at Murmansk but on the way back to UK she was attacked by A/C and sank

TRITON

Submarine

114%8

18th December 1940

Mediterranean

Uncertain

She sank a transport off Durazzo but her fate is then uncertain. Various reports say that she was sunk by a mine in Otranto Str or by A/C or by Italian TB CLIO

TRIUMPH

Submarine

114%9

14th January 1942

Mediterranean

Mine

Patrol off Athens

TROLLOPE

Frigate (US built)

1943

6th July 1944

Channel

E-boat torpedo

E-boat patrol

Hit in Sene Bay - her bows were blown off and she was towed to Portsmouth as a CTL

TROOPER

Submarine

1942

10th October 1943

Mediterranean

Mine?

Patroll off Greece.

TRUCULENT

Submarine

1942

12th January 1911%

Thames Estuary

Accident

Rammed

Casualties 46 ships company, and 18 Dockyard workers

TURBULENT

Submarine

1941

14th March 1943