X7
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | X |
| Fate: | Lost during an attack on on German Battleship Tirpitz in Altenfjord Norway on 22 Sept 1943 |
Unofficially named Pdinicchthys
Related Pages
| Lieutenant Donald Cameron. Royal Naval Reserve | Read |
| Lieutenants Place and Cameron were the Commanding Officers of two of His Majesty's Midget Submarines X7 and X6 which on the 22nd September 1943 carried out a most daring and successful attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz, moored in the protected anchorage of Kaa fjord, North Norway. | |
| X6 | Read |
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| Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place | Read |
| Lieutenants Place and Cameron were the Commanding Officers of two of His Majesty's Midget Submarines X7 and X6 which on the 22nd September 1943 carried out a most daring and successful attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz, moored in the protected anchorage of Kaa fjord, North Norway. | |
| Chariots | Read |
| No history of submarine warfare in World War Two could be complete without a mention of the "Human Torpedo" or "Chariot". The sheer drama of their story, which could not be revealed at the time, introduced a unique level of selectivity into naval warfare. | |
| Cmdr John Lorimer | Read |
| Submariner who helped to mortally damage Tirpitz and spent six months in solitary confinement. | |
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Locke, David Henry | Sub Lieutenant (RNVR) | 22 | ||
| Lost in on board accident 31/05/1943 | ||||
| Whitley, William Marriner | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | D/MX 73499 | MID | 28 |
| Lost in Operation Source, raid on Tirpitz | ||||
| Whittam, Lionel Barnett | Sub Lieutenant (RNVR) | MID | 22 | |
| Lost in Operation Source, raid on Tirpitz. At birth Barnett, Lionel. Served as Whittam, Lionel Barnett | ||||
Events
| 12-01-1943 : | Completed |
| 22-09-1943 : | Having penetrated the anti-submarine nets at the entrance to Kaa Fjord, X7 manoeuvred to pass under the nearby anti-torpedo nets and placed explosive charges under the Tirpitz funnel and after-turret. On the return journey X7 was hampered by the anti-torpedo nets and had only travelled 400-500 yards from the battleship when the charges exploded. The resulting shock waves severely damaged X7 and rather than compromising the operation by surfacing, the submarine lay on the bottom for over an hour. With the submarine completely out of action, it returned to the surface to face fierce gunfire. The submarine was unable to hold the surface and sank back to the bottom. |
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