Splendid (P228)
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | S Group 3 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 21st April 1943 by a German destroyer Hermes off west coast of Corsica. |
Splendid
HMS Splendid shown with a 'Bandstand' & Oerlikon gun. The platform is supported by a column mounted on the hull
Ex P78(i)
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| Descriptions of the events in WWII that led to the loss of Royal Navy Submarines in actions where the submarines were sunk, usually by scuttling, with the captains and crew taken prisoner. Included are two variations - in one case the submarine was captured and in another the captain was killed in action. | |
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Boulton, Bernard | Telegraphist | D/SSX 34130 | 32 | |
| Bryant, Leslie Charles | Petty Officer | P/J 114025 | 21 | |
| Bryant, Leslie Charles P/J 114025 DoB 30/12/1909 Age 33, CWGC has Age 38 | ||||
| Croker, Reginald John | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 76748 | MID | 33 |
| Dixon, Samuel Hughes | Chief Petty Officer | C/JX 125574 | DSM | 36 |
| Freeman, Fred | Able Seaman | D/JX 285923 | DSM | 37 |
| Galloway, Alexander Fraser | Leading Telegraphist | D/JX 150818 | 22 | |
| Galloway, Alexander Fraser D/JX 150818, CWGC has Galloway, Alexander Frazer | ||||
| Gillispie, Leslie | Able Seaman | P/JX 275191 | 22 | |
| Gillispie, Leslie P/JX 275191, Family changed name to GILLESPIE in 1943 | ||||
| Goodwin, Eric | Able Seaman | D/SSX 12992 | 35 | |
| Herbert, Leslie William | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 138684 | 20 | |
| Hodgson, William | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 111345 | 36 | |
| Hodgson, William C/KX 111345, CWGC has Hodson, William (Corrected April 2019) | ||||
| Kempthorne, Leslie Richard | Able Seaman | C/SSX 26446 | 22 | |
| Lawrence, Douglas | Petty Officer | D/JX 142867 | MID | 24 |
| Legassick, William | Signalman | C/JX 207619 | 25 | |
| Macken, Thomas | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 95081 | 23 | |
| Moody, James | Able Seaman | C/JX 155550 | 21 | |
| Orrom, Warren Stanley | Petty Officer | C/J 113100 | MID | 33 |
| Pilton, Francis John | Able Seaman | D/SSX 22220 | MID | 22 |
| Savill, Kenneth Aubrey Peploe | Able Seaman | C/JX 333132 | 21 | |
| Smith, Leslie Stephen | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | D/MX 66053 | 21 | |
Events
| 07-03-1941 : | Laid Down |
| 08-08-1942 : | Completed |
| 16-11-1942 : | HMS Splendid sinks the Italian auxiliary submarine chaser San Paolo about 15 nautical miles north-west of Isola di Gorgona, Italy. |
| 21-11-1942 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and damages the Italian destroyer Velite about 18 nautical miles south-west of Isola d'Ischia, Italy. |
| 23-11-1942 : | HMS Splendid sinks the Italian merchant Luigi Favorita with gunfire about 80 nautical miles from Capo Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 17-12-1942 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian destroyer Aviere about 35 nautical miles north-north-east of Bizerte, Tunisia. |
| 15-01-1943 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Emma about 15 nautical miles south-west of Isola di Capri, Italy. |
| 19-01-1943 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the small Italian merchant Commercio south-east of Capo Sferracavallo, Sardinia, Italy. She also sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 107/Cleopatra with gunfire. |
| 19-01-1943 : | Launched |
| 17-02-1943 : | HMS Splendid sinks the Italian merchant XXI Aprile about 3 nautical miles north of Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy. |
| 17-03-1943 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Devoli 6 nautical miles bearing 245 of Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy. |
| 21-03-1943 : | HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Giorgio about 8 nautical miles east-north-east of Cefal, Sicily, Italy. |
| 21-04-1943 : | Sunk south of Capri HMS Splendid left Malta on 17th April 1943 with orders to patrol off Naples and later off the west coast of Corsica. On 21st April the submarine was detected by the German destroyer Hermes, whose depth charge attack forced the submarine to the surface. HMS Splendid was then scuttled by her crew to avoid capture. |
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