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Urge (N17)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U Group 1 |
| Fate: | Reported lost whilst on passage from Malta to Alexandria on 29th April 1942. Experts believe that the HMS Urge was fatally struck by a German mine shortly after leaving Malta's Grand Harbour, while the vessel was still surfaced. At the time of her loss, the submarine was carrying ten ratings as passengers in addition to the normal crew as part of the evacuation of the 10th Submarine Flotilla from Malta to Alexandria and a War Correspondent. |
Urge
Urge
