P33
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U Group 2 |
| Fate: | Believed to have been mined off Tripoli 18 Aug 1941 |
Commanded throughout her entire career by Lieutenant R D Whiteway-Wilkinson, the submarine was attached to the 10th Submarine Flotilla based at Malta.
The submarine departed on her final patrol on 6 August 1941 from Malta to patrol off Sicily to intercept an Italian convoy heading towards Libya. Her sister boat P32, which was attacking the same convoy along with HMS Unique, reported hearing a prolonged depth charge attack on 18 August and subsequently attempted unsuccessfully to contact P33. P32 was herself sunk later that day. P33 became overdue on 20 August and was almost certainly have been sunk in this attack. It is, however, possible that she was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Partenope near Pantelleria on 23 August. Lost aboard P33 was Lieutenant Richard Cunningham, the son of Vice Admiral John Cunningham, who would later become First Sea Lord.
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Allen, James Henry | Leading Stoker | D/KX 76249 | 33 | |
| Askew, Vincent Charles | Petty Officer | C/JX 12526 | 32 | |
| Barnes, Robert Henry | Leading Seaman | C/JX 14993 | 28 | |
| Bilton, Robert Charles | Able Seaman | C/SSX 2717 | 21 | |
| Briggs, Edward William Robert | Leading Seaman | P/J 110195 | 32 | |
| Bygott, Robert Hugh | Lieutenant | 21 | ||
| Cunningham, Richard Louis | Lieutenant | 22 | ||
| Doran, Laurence Hugh | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | P/MX 52834 | 34 | |
| Dowler, Cyril George | Able Seaman | D/JX 13488 | 26 | |
| Fazackerley, Joseph | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | D/SKX 923 | 26 | |
| Frost, Ronald Sycamore | Lieutenant (RNR) | 32 | ||
| Gambold, John Oliver | Leading Stoker | D/KX 82339 | 28 | |
| Grubb, Ernest George | Leading Stoker | D/KX 89014 | 25 | |
| Gurdy, Charles Stewart | Ordinary Seaman (RNVR) | D/JX 22524 | 32 | |
| Number D/MD/X 674 on CWGC | ||||
| Hankey, Kenneth | Able Seaman | C/SSX 1561 | 24 | |
| Harms, John | Able Seaman | P/JX 12765 | 31 | |
| Howlett, George Leonard | Petty Officer | C/JX 13017 | 30 | |
| Jago, Thomas Ebenezer | Leading Signalman | D/JX 13341 | 27 | |
| Jehu, Thomas Leslie | Able Seaman | C/SSX 1727 | 25 | |
| RN DoB 31/03/1916. Actual 31/03/1918 | ||||
| McMahon, James | Leading Telegraphist | D/JX 13431 | 26 | |
| McNeilage, Charles | Stoker Petty Officer | P/K 64170 | 37 | |
| Medley, John | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 81457 | 27 | |
| Morcomb, Thomas | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 85166 | 25 | |
| Morris, Charles Bernard | Telegraphist | C/SSX 2987 | 20 | |
| Morrison, William | Able Seaman | D/J 107193 | 33 | |
| Moulder, Ernest Thomas | Ordinary Seaman | D/JX 20845 | 21 | |
| Smith, Albert Hamilton | Telegraphist | D/J 107094 | 34 | |
| Smith, Sidney Thomas | Stoker Petty Officer | C/KX 80449 | 30 | |
| In ADM 104_135 Smith, Sydney Thomas but Birth & Marriage are Sidney. | ||||
| Sparrow, William James | Chief Engine Room Artificer | D/M 35317 | 37 | |
| Warner, Albert | Ordinary Seaman | C/JX 22457 | 22 | |
| RN DoB 17/01/1919. Actual 17/01/1917 | ||||
| Whiteway-Wilkinson, Reginald Denis | Lieutenant | DSC | 27 | |
| Wolverson, John Thomas | Petty Officer Telegraphist | D/J 112760 | DSM | 31 |
Events
| 26-07-1940 : | Laid Down |
| 28-01-1941 : | Launched |
| 30-05-1941 : | Completed |
| 15-07-1941 : | HMS P 33 torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Barbarigo off Pantellaria Island. During a counter attack P 33 was damaged by the Italian torpedo boat Procione. |
| 18-08-1941 : | HMS P33 was lost On 6th August 1941 HMS P33 sailed from Malta with orders to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Libya. On 18th August HMS P32 reported hearing a prolonged depth charge attack that lasted for two hours. When the attack was finally over P32 attempted to contact P33 but received no response and it is almost certain that P33 had perished in the attack. |
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