Regulus (N88)
Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
Build Group: | R2 |
Fate: | Lost, possibly mined in the Guild of Taranto 26 November 1940. |
Ex 88R Served in Chinese waters until being sent to the Mediterranean in 1940.
Roll of Honour |
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Died: 26-11-1940 | |||||
Baker, George Francis Charles | |||||
Chief Engine Room Artificer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 31 | |||
Bellamy, Leslie Waeghe | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 22 | |||
Blair, William Albert | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Brown, William | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 28 | |||
Bulger, Cecil | |||||
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Burton, John Thomas | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Coe-Smith, Harry | |||||
Chief Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Born Smith, Harry. Served as Coe-Smith, Harry | |||||
Currie, Frederick Basil | |||||
Lieutenant Commander | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 32 | |||
Commanding Officer | |||||
Davis, Frederick James | |||||
Stoker Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 33 | |||
Dudd, Percy Charles George | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 22 | |||
Duffay, Owen Vernon Hugh | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 32 | |||
Fielden, William Ralph | |||||
Warrant Engineer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 40 | |||
Forrester, George Wettin | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Green, Anthony Moulton | |||||
Lieutenant | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 24 | |||
Hackett, Frederick George | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 36 | |||
Hitchcock, Ronald George | |||||
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 30 | |||
Hopcroft, Thomas George | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 26 | |||
Horwood, Eric Stanley | |||||
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 31 | |||
Johnson, Frederick | |||||
Stoker Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Jones, Stanley Frederick | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 30 | |||
King, Alfred George | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 32 | |||
Kirby, Norman Vincent | |||||
Leading Signalman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Kirby, William Eric | |||||
Leading Telegraphist | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 27 | |||
Leech, Arthur James | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 30 | |||
Mack, Frank Cecil Howard | |||||
Telegraphist | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 33 | |||
Mann, Donald Alfred William George | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Manton, Thomas | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 28 | |||
McAteer, Robert Bateson Pelan | |||||
Petty Officer Cook | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 28 | |||
McCombe, Ronald Booth | |||||
Petty Officer Telegraphist | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
McGhee, Edward | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 28 | |||
McMilling, James Andrew | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 21 | |||
Mitchell, Jack Hardy | |||||
Leading Telegraphist | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Morton, Robert James | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 26 | |||
Mullens, John Henry | |||||
Chief Engine Room Artificer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 38 | |||
Muntz, Sir Gerard Philip Graves | |||||
Lieutenant | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 23 | |||
Norris, Phillips William George | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Perry, William John | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 37 | |||
Pretty, Roy | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 22 | |||
Pringle, Norman | |||||
Stoker Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 32 | |||
Richardson, Joseph Benjamin Greenly | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 31 | |||
Robertson, Andrew Middleton | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 30 | |||
Round, Oliver Charles | |||||
Lieutenant | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 22 | |||
Shaw, William | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 23 | |||
Smith, Ernest David | |||||
Leading Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Smith, John Frederick | |||||
Petty Officer Telegraphist | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Sylvester, Eric | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 27 | |||
Targett, Arthur Leslie John | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 37 | |||
Tulip, Thomas Edward | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 24 | |||
Twine, William | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Walker, Maxwell | |||||
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 29 | |||
Wescott, Joseph Ernest | |||||
Leading Stoker | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 28 | |||
White, George Francis | |||||
Petty Officer | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 35 | |||
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Whyte, John | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 25 | |||
Wilkinson, Walter Leslie | |||||
Able Seaman | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 36 | |||
Worsley, James | |||||
Stoker 1st Class | Died: 26-11-1940 | Aged: 27 | |||
Events
17-07-1929 | Laid Down |
11-06-1930 | Launched |
07-12-1930 | Completed |
06-12-1940 | HMS Regulus had left Alexandria on 18th November 1940 for a patrol in the Adriatic. Her failure to return on 6th December signalled her loss with all hands. It is believed that she stuck a mine in the Straits of Taranto, although the Italians claimed to have sunk a submarine on 26th November; the former explanation is believed more likely. |
Comments
Ernest Smith, LS, on HMS Regulus, was my great uncle (who I never knew as I was born in 1961), but heard some great dits about him from my late dad. I was always told that she was sunk, but it seems that she struck a mine.
Would be interested in finding out more about the ship, if possible. Also have a photo of Ernie in rig. PS I'm an ex-skimmer and served as a sparker in the RNR on mine sweepers and on Ark Royal in 1987 for several months (continuous service) so my only direct link with the Submarine service was HMS Drake STC (2nd Sub Sqn) for basic comms training.
WIth thanks, Yours Aye, Ken
My Uncle was one of the crew members lost and I was told that the submarine had not been repainted after being in the Far East, which made them an easy target for the Italian air force.
This was confirmed by a interpreter, who had listened in to the Italian messages and she had relayed this information to my family many years later during a dinner party.