Sterlet (N22)
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | S2 |
| Fate: | HMS Sterlet (Lt. Cdr. G R S Haward, RN) is believed to have been sunk on 18th April 1940 in the Skaggerak south of Larvik in Norway in position 58°55'N, 10°10'E after an attack by the German antisubmarine trawlers UJ-125, UJ-126 and UJ-128 although it is possible that she might have survived the attack and was mined while returning to base. |
Sterlet (N22)
Sterlet (N22)
Sterlet (N22)
Roll of Honour |
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| Died: 18-04-1840 | |||||
| Akien, Nicholas D/KX 88098 | |||||
| Stoker 1st Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Andrews, George William Alexander P/JX 138738 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Benson, James D/JX 138867 | |||||
| Telegraphist | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Bessell, Henry Thomas D/JX 136593 | |||||
| Leading Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 24 | |||
| Brightman, Alfred Arthur P/J 114357 | |||||
| Petty Officer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 30 | |||
| Bryson, Robert McAusland C/JX 14141 | |||||
| Leading Telegraphist | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Campbell, Kenneth C/JX 130771 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 29 | |||
| Chilton, George P/SSX 17860 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 24 | |||
| Crone, John Smyth (RNVR) | |||||
| Surgeon Lieutenant | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 24 | |||
| Dixon, Frank Eric Patrick C/J 108928 | |||||
| Leading Telegraphist | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 32 | |||
| Dunn, Harry C/JX 129256 | |||||
| Petty Officer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 28 | |||
| Ellwood, Richard C/J 75422 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 38 | |||
| Evans, William Edward Haslewood P/MX 50815 | |||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 26 | |||
| Fox, George (Ex.Jx131014) D/KX 87377 | |||||
| Stoker 1st Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 29 | |||
| Franklin, Harry Charles John P/J 112094 | |||||
| Petty Officer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 31 | |||
| Gray, Walter Robertson D/KX 86093 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 24 | |||
| Haward, Gerard Henry Stacpoole | |||||
| Lieutenant Commander | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 30 | |||
| Commanding Officer | |||||
| Hughes, Frank P/JX 134680 | |||||
| Signalman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 25 | |||
| Jacques, Horace Samuel D/J 112956 | |||||
| Petty Officer Telegraphist | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 30 | |||
| Jones, Harley Frederick D/SSX 18833 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 20 | |||
| Kay, Friend KX 76700 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 33 | |||
| Lake, Edward Charles D/J 103460 | |||||
| Petty Officer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 35 | |||
| Lancaster, Harry C/JX 142953 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Langridge, Alfred Oliver C/K 63748 | |||||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 41 | |||
| Lloyd, John Augustus P/KX 86075 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 24 | |||
| Martin, Gerard John P/KX 87882 | |||||
| Stoker 1st Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Mercer, Norman Wilfred C/MX 47755 | |||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 26 | |||
| Nicholson, George Bray P/KX 87843 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 23 | |||
| Nuttall, John Henry D/MX 47689 | |||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 26 | |||
| Paige, Jack Collings (RNR) | |||||
| Lieutenant | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 27 | |||
| Pickard, James Bevan P/M 26962 | |||||
| Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 38 | |||
| Popham, William Henry P/JX 137164 | |||||
| Leading Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 23 | |||
| Sarfas, Albert Stanley (Ex.M18455) | |||||
| Commissioned Engineer | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 39 | |||
| Sargant, Walter Charles Reginald C/K 59967 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 35 | |||
| Sherrick, John P/J 102187 | |||||
| Able Seaman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 36 | |||
| Thomsett, Henry George P/JX 134346 | |||||
| Leading Signalman | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 25 | |||
| Toombs, Roy C/MX 47640 | |||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 26 | |||
| Wardle, Gilbert | |||||
| Sub Lieutenant | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 22 | |||
| Wheeler, Francis Eric Thomas P/KX 58360 | |||||
| Stoker 1st Class | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 38 | |||
| Wood, Robert C/KX 76274 | |||||
| Leading Stoker | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 32 | |||
| Wright, Gordon James | |||||
| Lieutenant | Died: 18-04-1840 | Aged: 26 | |||
Events
| 14-07-1936 | Laid Down |
| 22-09-1937 | Launched |
| 06-04-1938 | Completed |
| 15-04-1940 | HMS Sterlet torpedoes and sinks the German gunnery training ship Brummer in the Skagerrak south of Larvik, Norway |
| 18-04-1940 | HMS Sterlet was sunk On 8th April 1940 HMS Sterlet left for a patrol in the Skagerrak, Norway. Four days later she signaled that she had unsuccessfully attacked a Convoy of 3 Merchant ships and a Destroyer. The following day she was assigned a new patrol area and on the 18th torpedoed the German Gunnery Ship Brummer, causing serious damage. At once the German escorts counter attacked with repeated depth charge attacks. Their target never resurfaced. |
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