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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)
Sterlet (N22)
Sterlet (N22)
Sterlet (N22)

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Roll of Honour

41
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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