Unrivalled (P45)
Built By: |
Vickers (Barrow) |
Build Group: |
U2 |
Fate: |
Scrapped in January 1946 at Troon. |
Died: 25-12-1942 |
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Sim, Jack C/SSX 32496
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Able Seaman
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from Ilford, Essex
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He was hit by small arms fire during a surface gun action with an Italian convoy off Mahdia, Tunisia on Christmas Day 1942 and died shortly after.
The son of George and Ella Sim. |
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Died: 08-03-1943 |
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Crossley, Alfred Harvey (SANF)
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Sub Lieutenant
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from Durban, Natal South Africa
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He was a member of Combined Operations Pilotage Parties. On 7 March 1943 he was launched in a Folbot together with Lieutenant Victor De Kock, to carry out reconnaissance of beaches in Sicily ahead of Operation Husky. Nothing was seen of them again, despite a search for them the following night; they disappeared without trace and are assumed to have drowned. |
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De Kock, Victor Peter de Chattillon (RNVR) MBE DSC MiD
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Lieutenant
| | Died: 08-03-1943 | Aged: 23
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from Onrust River, Cape Province South Africa
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He was a member of Combined Operations Pilotage Parties. On 7 March 1943 he was launched in a Folbot together with Sub Lieutenant Alfred Crossley, to carry out reconnaissance of beaches in Sicily ahead of Operation Husky. Nothing was seen of them again, despite a search for them the following night; they disappeared without trace and are assumed to have drowned. |
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Events
12-05-1941 |
Laid Down |
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16-02-1942 |
While operating south of Punta Stilo HMS Unrivalled torpedoes and sinks the Italian sailing vessel Sparviero and the Italian merchant Pasubio. |
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16-02-1942 |
Launched |
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29-03-1942 |
HMS Unrivalled torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chasers UJ 2201/Bois Rose and UJ 2204/Boral off the Gulf of Picarenzi, Italy. |
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03-05-1942 |
Completed |
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03-12-1942 |
HMS Unrivalled torpedoes damages the Italian torpedo boat Antonio Mosto and the Italian sailing vessel Cesira Curreri with gunfire in the Gulf of Tunis. |
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26-12-1942 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian auxiliary submarine chaser O 97/Margherita with gunfire about 5 nautical miles north of Mehedia, Tunisia. |
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31-12-1942 |
HMS Unrivalled torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Maddalena south-east of Mehedia, Tunisia. |
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16-01-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian tug Genova with gunfire near Sousa, Tunisia. |
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20-01-1943 |
While on patrol of Tunisia HMS Unrivalled intercepts a small Italian naval auxiliary towing a schooner. She sinks the naval auxiliary with gunfire. |
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21-01-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian sailing vessels Margherita and Ardito with gunfire and scuttling charges about 5 nautical miles north-east of Kuriat, Tunisia. |
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01-03-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian sailing vessel Triglav 4 nautical miles south-east of Cape San Vito. |
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19-04-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian merchantmen Mostaganem & Bivona off Sicily |
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06-05-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled attacks the Italian sailing vessel Albina with a torpedo off Cape Vaticano, Calabria, Italy. The torpedo misses. |
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07-05-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks Italian sailing vessel Albina |
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09-05-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian Santa Mariana Salina |
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24-07-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper R 172/Impero with gunfire off Amantea, Italy. |
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25-07-1943 |
HMS Unrivalled sinks the Italian tug Iseo with gunfire 1 mile south of Cape Vaticano. |
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