Grampus (N56)
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | G2 |
| Fate: | HMS Grampus was reported missing on her first War Patrol. In the Mediterranean. The Submarine was 'lost with all hands' on 16th June 1940 off Syracuse having been detected and depth charged by Italian torpedo boats Circe, Clio and Polluce. |
Grampus
Based with the 4th Submarine Flotilla in the Far East on the outbreak of WW2 HMS Grampus completed three Far East War Patrols in the waters of the Dutch East Indies before being redeployed to the Mediterranean in June 1940.
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Albrow, Ronald Ernest | Leading Seaman | P/J 105330 | 34 | |
| Atkin, George William | Leading Stoker | P/KX 84056 | 27 | |
| Baker, Walter Epsley | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 87152 | 24 | |
| Barnard, Herbert Peter | Able Seaman | C/JX 143884 | 21 | |
| Bowler, Frederick Stanley | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | C/MX 48431 | 32 | |
| Brownlie, Thomas Hannah | Leading Stoker | P/KX 83880 | 25 | |
| Buckler, Leslie Edward | Warrant Engineer | (Ex.M35606) | 35 | |
| Bull, Edward Bertie | Lieutenant | 31 | ||
| Burch, Bertram | Able Seaman | P/J 103744 | 34 | |
| Burton, Thomas Richard | Leading Seaman | C/JX 137770 | 23 | |
| Butcher, Frederick | Leading Stoker | C/KX 83578 | 24 | |
| Church, William | Leading Seaman | P/JX 139118 | 22 | |
| Clarke, Austin William | Leading Stoker | C/KX 88394 | 26 | |
| Collins, Ronald | Leading Seaman | D/JX 128722 | 29 | |
| At Birth Chrismas, Ronald, Served as Collins, Ronald | ||||
| Cousins, Arthur Robert | Leading Seaman | P/JX 139935 | 22 | |
| Cryle, Alfred Main | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | P/MX 49809 | 28 | |
| Cuthbert, Gordon | Leading Stoker | P/KX 85500 | 23 | |
| Denyer, Clement James | Able Seaman | P/J 100915 | 36 | |
| Dorrell, Kenneth John | Lieutenant | 24 | ||
| Edwards, Enoch Prince | Stoker Petty Officer | D/KX 77440 | 37 | |
| Frampton, Kenneth John | Petty Officer Telegraphist | C/JX 133987 | 26 | |
| Glanville, William George | Petty Officer | D/JX 127473 | 29 | |
| Groves, Roy Ronald | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | P/MX 51371 | 26 | |
| Halliday, Ivan | Able Seaman | P/JX 139155 | 22 | |
| Harnden, Frederick William | Telegraphist | P/JX 129944 | 29 | |
| Hart, Albert | Chief Petty Officer | P/J 39728 | 40 | |
| Hedley, Walter | Stoker Petty Officer | P/KX 79193 | 31 | |
| Heselton, John | Leading Cook | C/MX 49370 | 26 | |
| Hodge, Robert Ellis | Able Seaman | P/J 88095 | 38 | |
| Long, Stephen Henry | Telegraphist | D/JX 140251 | 22 | |
| Marriott, Patrick Arthur | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 88873 | 22 | |
| Marshall, William Agnew | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | D/MX 53015 | 26 | |
| McConville, Paul Edward | Leading Stoker | D/KX 82056 | 26 | |
| Messenger, Frederick Philip | Petty Officer | C/J 106163 | 33 | |
| At Birth Messenger, Edwin John, Served as Messenger, Frederick Philip | ||||
| Nicholson, Eric George | Able Seaman | D/JX 133798 | 26 | |
| Noone, Edward | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 84040 | 26 | |
| Northcott, Lewis Henry Jordan | Stoker Petty Officer | D/K 64036 | 36 | |
| Parker, Albert Edward | Leading Stoker | C/KX 82248 | 26 | |
| Pashley, Paul Wattam | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | C/MX 49883 | 31 | |
| Paxton, Alexandria Adolphus | Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | P/J 49226 | 40 | |
| Redding, Ronald Frederick John | Able Seaman | C/JX 159219 | 21 | |
| Richardson, Frederick | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 88824 | 25 | |
| Roberts, George | Able Seaman | C/JX 137785 | 21 | |
| Robinson, William Thomas | Petty Officer | P/J 112988 | 30 | |
| Rowe, Charles Alexander | Lieutenant Commander | 35 | ||
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Scott, Charles | Able Seaman | C/J 138217 | 23 | |
| Smith, Nicoll Andrew | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 89128 | 23 | |
| Stinchcombe, Colyn James | Leading Seaman | P/J 139021 | 23 | |
| Storey, Douglas | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 89153 | 21 | |
| Swift, George Henry Joseph | Telegraphist | D/J 132329 | 27 | |
| Tamplin, Donald Walter Ewart | Able Seaman | D/JX 141387 | 22 | |
| Thompson, Thomas Edward | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 89555 | 23 | |
| Wallis, Arthur Edward | Chief Engine Room Artificer | P/M 35030 | 36 | |
| Watkin, John Harold | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | P/MX 47574 | 31 | |
| Welbourn, Thomas Henry | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 88373 | 26 | |
| Whittle, Joseph | Leading Stoker | C/KX 80481 | 28 | |
| Willcox, Edward George | Leading Seaman | D/JX 134546 | 25 | |
| Wilson, Charles Cornelius | Sub Lieutenant (RNR) | 24 | ||
| Yen, Miao Feng | Chinese Steward | S41-5 B | ||
Events
| 20-08-1934 : | Laid Down |
| 25-02-1936 : | Launched |
| 10-03-1937 : | Completed |
| 10-06-1940 : | HMS Grampus departs Malta. |
| 13-06-1940 : | HMS Grampus laid a minefield off Augusta, Sicily. She had left Malta on the 10th |
| 13-06-1940 : | HMS Grampus attacks the Italian submarine Giovanni Bausan and the Italian torpedo boat Polluce with torpedoes. The attack however fails. Grampus also laid a minefield (50 mines) off Augusta, Sicily, Italy. |
| 16-06-1940 : | Lost while minelaying off Augusta, Sicily On the 10th June 1940 HMS Grampus sailed from Malta to lay mines off the port of Augusta. Three days later she reported this had been done successfully but nothing further was heard and she did not return from the patrol. It is believed that the Italian Navy sank her on the 16th June. At 1900 on the 16th the Torpedo Boat Circe spotted a periscope and launched a depth charge attack on the position, along with the Polluce. The ninth depth charge pattern destroyed Grampus, which gave up a mass of wreckage. |
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