Unity (N66)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U Group 1 |
| Fate: | Sank in surface collision with SS Atle Jarl off River Tyne 29 April 1940 |
Unity
The Vickers Built Unity which served her short career in the hostile environment of the North Sea
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Hare, James Sneddon | Leading Seaman | P/JX 145574 | 25 | |
| Low, John Niven Angus | First Lieutenant | GC | 29 | |
| Awarded Empire Gallantry Medal for sacrificing their own lives so that others could escape. This was changed and presnted as George Cross in 1940. | ||||
| Miller, Henry James | Able Seaman | P/J 55387 | GC | 38 |
| Awarded Empire Gallantry Medal for sacrificing their own lives so that others could escape. This was changed and presnted as George Cross in 1940. | ||||
| Shelton, Cecil | Stoker 1st Class | P/KX 91083 | 21 | |
Events
| 19-02-1937 : | Laid Down |
| 16-02-1938 : | Launched |
| 05-10-1938 : | Completed |
| 00-04-1940 : | In the North Sea, the British submarine Unity attacked U-2, but missed |
| 29-04-1940 : | At 1730 HMS Unity sailed from Blyth to patrol off Norway. The visibility was down to 300 yards as Unity moved out in the main channel, where the Norwegian ship Atle Jarl was proceeding on her way from Scotland to the Tyne A short while later visibility was down to 100 yards and neither vessel was aware of the other until the submarine spotted the ship at 50 yards and on a collision course. There was just time to shut the bulkhead doors and order the engines astern before the Atle Jarl smashed into the submarine. The order to abandon the submarine was given and Unity sank only five minutes after the collision |
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