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Thunderbolt (N25)
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | T Group 1 |
| Fate: | Depth charged by by Italian MA/SB Cicogna north of Sicily 14 Mar 1943 |
Thunderbolt returns from patrol
Adoption
By Dr Peter Schofield
 Warship Week plaque presented to Frome Rural District Council by the Admiralty |
 Plaque presented by Frome to HMS Thunderbolt |
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An identical plaque was presented to Frome Urban District.
The presentation plaque was mounted on wood and hung in the Parish Church after the loss of HMS Thunderbolt. It is now in the foyer of Frome Memorial Theatre.
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Bird, Ernest William | Petty Officer Cook | P/MX 49264 | 29 | |
| Blane, Thomas Tonar | Leading Telegraphist | P/JX 159608 | 20 | |
| Boulton, Thomas Aldous | Stoker Petty Officer | D/KX 81414 | DSM | 30 |
| Bradley, William Michael McKinlay | Able Seaman | C/JX 204483 | 33 | |
| Brister, David | Able Seaman | C/KX 92825 | 24 | |
| Cale, James Alfred | Petty Officer | P/SSX 26425 | DSM | 22 |
| Cannon, Martin | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 120019 | 22 | |
| Cook, Stanley | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | C/MX 51807 | 23 | |
| Cooper, Samuel | Leading Stoker | D/KX 92324 | 24 | |
| Crane, Charles Henry Arthur | Petty Officer | P/JX 149527 | 23 | |
| Crouch, Cecil Bernard | Lieutenant Commander | DSO** | 33 | |
| Curry, Thomas | Petty Officer | C/JX 138437 | MID | 26 |
| Curtis, George William | Chief Engine Room Artificer | P/M 39537 | DSM* | 38 |
| Daly, Michael Alphonsus | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 103259 | 23 | |
| Daly, Michael Alphonsus C/KX 103259 CWGC has Daly, Michael Alphonsas | ||||
| Doughty, William George | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 102107 | 30 | |
| Doughty, William George C/KX 102107 DoB 08/01/1914 Age 30 CWGC has Age 34 | ||||
| Downham, Albert Edward | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | D/MX 74036 | 26 | |
| Edgar, John | Lieutenant | 23 | ||
| Elliott, Charles Stanley | Petty Officer | D/JX 139568 | 25 | |
| Freeman, Stanlet Reginald | Petty Officer Telegraphist | P/JX 141452 | 25 | |
| Galloway, William Thomas | Able Seaman | C/JX 136132 | MID* | 33 |
| Galloway, William Thomas C/JX 136132 DoB 29/09/1909 Age 33 CWGC has Age 39 | ||||
| Gilroy, Stanley | Able Seaman | P/JX 187751 | 23 | |
| Golding, William Henry | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 108144 | 21 | |
| Harris, Victor Randolph | Able Seaman | D/SSX 17882 | MID | 23 |
| Heathcote, Eric | Leading Seaman | P/JX 157069 | 27 | |
| Hines, Victor White | Leading Stoker | C/KX 91278 | 24 | |
| Hines, Victor White C/KX 91278 DoB 11/02/1919 Age 24 CWGC has Age 29 | ||||
| Horlick, Gerald Peter | Lieutenant | 21 | ||
| Hughes, John Kenneth | Able Seaman | P/JX 173883 | 23 | |
| Hussey-Yeo, Leslie David | Able Seaman | D/JX 134450 | DSM | 28 |
| Japp, Alexander William | Telegraphist | D/JX 157609 | 20 | |
| Johnson, Sidney Leslie | Able Seaman | C/JX 186158 | 22 | |
| Keenan, Ronald W | Able Seaman | C/JX 155544 | 20 | |
| Kelsey, Raymond | Able Seaman | C/JX 161166 | 20 | |
| King, Reginald Stanley | Leading Signalman | C/JX 155965 | 21 | |
| Lee, James Augustus | Petty Officer | D/JX 143469 | 23 | |
| Lowe, Fred | Stoker Petty Officer | D/KX 82007 | MID | 28 |
| Lynch, Roderick | Chief Engine Room Artificer | C/MX 51374 | DSM | 30 |
| Macleod, Daniel Archibald | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 112961 | 28 | |
| Maw, Edmund Philip | Lieutenant (RNVR) | 28 | ||
| McGow, Edward | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 126874 | 27 | |
| McNally, Daniel | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 116725 | 24 | |
| Mitchell, Richard Edwin | Able Seaman | P/JX 221806 | 27 | |
| Moore, Leonard Jack | Able Seaman | C/JX 179027 | DSM | 23 |
| Murray, George Nicholas | Leading Telegraphist | D/JX 159124 | 21 | |
| Newcombe, James Edward | Able Seaman | P/MX 58510 | 23 | |
| Newman, Frederick Charles | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 129348 | 22 | |
| Newton, Richard | Leading Stoker | D/KX 90151 | 27 | |
| Norwood, Ronald John | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 133877 | 22 | |
| Preece, Douglas John | Able Seaman | P/JX 162089 | MID | 20 |
| Preece, Douglas John P/JX 162089 DoB 23/10/1922 Age 20 CWGC has Age 26 | ||||
| Prince, Frederick Walter | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 132450 | 20 | |
| Rice, Samuel | Able Seaman | P/KX 214984 | 21 | |
| Ringham, Fred | Chief Petty Officer | P/J 97099 | 39 | |
| Saunders, Frank | Able Seaman | C/JX 190657 | 26 | |
| Spice, Ronald Wilfred | Engine Room Artificer | C/MX 76114 | 23 | |
| Stanley, Clifford | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 118463 | 21 | |
| Trayler, William Joseph | Ordinary Seaman | P/JX 353799 | 20 | |
| Trayler, William Joseph P/JX 353799 CWGC has Trayler, William Josepeh | ||||
| Walters, Harold Percy | Chief Petty Officer | P/J 98724 | DSM* | 38 |
| Walters, Harold Percy P/JX 98724 DoB 08/09/1904 Age 38 CWGC has Age 19 | ||||
| Webb, Reginald Peter | Lieutenant | 27 | ||
| Whitbread, Henry James Webb | Petty Officer | C/JX 106284 | DSM* | 36 |
| White, Donald Harvey | Able Seaman | P/JX 179118 | 25 | |
| Wilson, Horace Dent | Able Seaman | D/JX 287111 | 22 | |
| Woodcock, Dudley Abel Montague | Warrant Engineer | (Ex.M39367) | 33 | |
| York, Thomas | Petty Officer Steward | C/LX 21793 | 28 | |
Events
| 21-12-1936 : | Laid Down |
| 29-06-1938 : | Launched |
| 01-10-1940 : | Sto1 Joseph McKee D/KX 79944 died in an incident at the end of the repair work after the recovery of HMS Thetis, and nine days before the submarine was due to join the 2nd Submarine Flotilla based on HMS FORTH at the Holy Loch for a Work The full circumstances of his death are not established. |
| 01-11-1940 : | Completed |
| 15-12-1940 : | At 1017 hours the Italian submarine Capitano Tarantini was torpedoed and sunk south-west of the Gironde Estuary near Bordeaux, France. |
| 15-06-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt fires torpedoes at the German submarine U-557 in the North Atlantic. The torpedoes miss. |
| 07-09-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Sirena about 50 miles west of Benghasi, Libya. |
| 10-09-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V 224/Svan I with gunfire in the Gulf of Syrte off Marsa el Auegia. |
| 11-09-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Livorno about 35 nautical miles west-south-west of Benghazi, Libya. |
| 14-09-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt fires three torpedoes against the German merchant Tinos about 30 nautical miles north-west of Benghazi, Libya. All torpedoes missed. |
| 10-10-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the Italian sailing vessel Citta di Simi with gunfire some 12 miles north-east of Cape Sidero, Crete. |
| 25-11-1941 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the German sailing vessel L VII with gunfire off Kythera, Greece. |
| 02-01-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Anna Capano off Argostoli, Keffalonia Island, Greece. |
| 04-01-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper R 195/Nuovo San Pietro with gunfire west off Keffalonia Island, Greece. |
| 30-01-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt fires four torpedoes against the Italian torpedo boat Solferino in the Ionian Sea. |
| 01-02-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Absirtea about 6 nautical miles off Cape Dukato, Greece. |
| 03-02-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt damages the Italian auxiliary submarine chaser AS 80/Lanciotto Piero with gunfire off Gheregambe. |
| 06-03-1942 : | HMS Thunderbolt attacks the German submarine U-431 south-west of Crete. The German submarine escapes unharmed. |
| 13-02-1943 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No.112/Mafalda with gunfire off Isola Lungha. |
| 18-02-1943 : | HMS Thunderbolt damages the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel F 95/San Giorgio with gunfire north-west of Pola. |
| 20-02-1943 : | HMS Thunderbolt sinks an Italian sailing vessel with gunfire off Bari. |
| 12-03-1943 : | Torpedoed the Italian merchant ship Esterel two miles north of Capo San Vito. |
| 14-03-1943 : | At 2210 on Friday 12th March the Italian merchant ship Esterel was torpedoed two miles north of Capo San Vito. Following the attack the torpedo boat Libra was ordered to seek out the submarine responsible - HMS Thunderbolt. The Libra made contact with the Thunderbolt that night and carried out seven depth charge attacks with no result. On Sunday 14th March the Italian corvette Cicogna obtained a contact and shortly after 0734 a periscope was sighted 2000 yards off the corvettes bow. At 0845 the periscope was again sighted, this time less than 10 feet away. Depth charges were launched at once and the corvette increased it speed and turned for another attack when an explosion lifted the submarines stern out of the sea at an angle of 90 degrees. The submarine sank through a discharge of air and oil. A further two depth charges were dropped resulting in air bubbles, oil and smoke appearing on the surface were the submarine had sunk. The Cicogna remained on station for an hour but no further contact was made. |
Comments
2 comments
| Please note Stanley Cook was an Electrical Artificer Andrew Barnes,formerly Cook Tue, 5 Nov 2019 |
| My Grandfather told me that he was amongst several Allied soldiers who escaped from Crete and were taken by boat to the Thunderbolt after the island fell. They were taken to Alexandria by the submarine. He called it the Thetis/Thunderbolt. Alix Griffiths Sun, 13 Dec 2020 |
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