Spearfish (N69)
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Believed sunk by U34 off coast of Norway on 1st August 1940. Sole survivor AB William Pester later killed in an accident 01-07-1945. |
Roll of Honour
| H Archer |
Communications Engineer |
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| J Best |
Lieutenant |
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| H Binns |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| A Bird |
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class |
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| H Bird |
Telegraphist |
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| G Browne |
Lieutenant |
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| R Bruce |
Leading Signalman |
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| E Carlton |
Petty Officer Telegraphist |
DSM MID |
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| R Carpenter |
Able Seaman |
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| J Carter |
Able Seaman |
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| R Clifford |
Leading Signalman |
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| E Darch |
Leading Stoker |
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| A Delussey |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| M Evans |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| J Forbes |
Lieutenant Commander |
DSO |
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| J Foster |
Petty Officer |
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| A Gillet |
Able Seaman |
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| A Gimblet |
Lieutenant |
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RNR |
| A Glover |
Leading Seaman |
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| H Hawes |
Able Seaman |
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| R Hill |
Able Seaman |
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| G Holland |
Leading Seaman |
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| W Ibbotson |
Chief Petty Officer |
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| W Iverson |
Leading Seaman |
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| T James |
Able Seaman |
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| F Lynch |
Able Seaman |
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| M Maxwell |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| J Mordue |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| E Morey |
Able Seaman |
DSM MID |
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| O Oliver |
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class |
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| E O’Hair |
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class |
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| S Peel |
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class |
DSM |
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| D Pirie |
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DSC |
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| E Rawlings |
Leading Stoker |
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| R Royle |
Stoker Petty Officer |
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| A Smith |
Petty Officer |
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| E Smith |
Telegraphist |
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| E Smith |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| J Smith |
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class |
MID |
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| G Tuson |
Leading Telegraphist |
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| H Walker |
Stoker 1st Class |
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| P Walker |
Leading Seaman |
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| F Williams |
Telegraphist |
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Events
| 23-05-1935 : | Laid Down |
| 21-04-1936 : | Launched |
| 11-12-1936 : | Completed |
| 24-09-1939 : | HMS Spearfish was heavily damaged by German warships off Horns Reef. She was unable to submerge but nevertheless managed to escape. A rescue mission was undertaken by the British Humber force and Home fleet. Spearfish safely put in Rosyth on the 26th. Repairs to Spearfish were completed in early March 1940. |
| 11-04-1940 : | HMS Spearfish torpedoes & damages German pocket battleship Lutzow N of Skaw, putting her out of action for about a year |
| 20-05-1940 : | HMS Spearfish sinks the Danish fishing vessels S.130 and S.175 with gunfire in the North Sea. |
| 01-08-1940 : | HMS Spearfish sailed from Rosyth on 31 July 1940. The next day she was hit by a torpedo from U-34 and sank. U-34 was returning from her last patrol as a combat boat. She had only one torpedo remaining after a successful patrol (already 4 ships sunk). The U-boat surfaced to look for survivors and found AB William Pester (on his first patrol) who was the only survivor of the sinking, 29 became casualties |
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