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Triton (N 15)
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Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: T 1
Fate: On 28 November 1940, Triton left Malta for a patrol in the southern Adriatic Sea. On 6 December, the Italian merchant Olimpia was torpedoed by a British submarine in the area. Her distress message was picked up by the Royal Navy, which assumed that the attack had been carried out by Triton.

The submarine was never heard from again, and was declared lost with all hands on 18 December. Olimpia was successfully towed to port by Italian escort units.

The Italian Navy claimed that Triton was sunk by torpedo boats, probably Confienza, possibly by Clio, but the date cited was several days after contact was lost.

British sources claimed that Triton was sunk by naval mines in the Strait of Otranto

Look up Triton (N 15) in the Boat Database

 
C/J 73230
Born: 8th Feb, 1902.
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 38
Allen, David
Able Seaman
C/JX 126830
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 30
Day, John Robert
Able Seaman
D/JX 146815
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 21
Down, Harold George
Able Seaman
D/J 112487
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 32
Morgan, James MID
Able Seaman
D/J 78393
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 40
Risby, John Francis
Able Seaman
C/J 84410
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 39
Saxby, Thoms Reuben
Able Seaman
C/X 20796
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 19
Spite, Kenneth Frederick (RNR)
Able Seaman
P/J 70907
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 38
Stafford, Frederick Thomas MID
Able Seaman
D/JX 167556
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 22
Stride, Christopher
Able Seaman
C/J 93606
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 37
Waters, William George Thomas
Able Seaman
P/M 34432
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 37
Watson, Donald Charles DSM
Chief Engine Room Artificer
D/J 95711
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 37
Codman, Herbert Cyril Percival MID
Chief Petty Officer
C/M 34733
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 40
Beard, Albert George DSM
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class
CH/M 38747
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 31
Dean, Wilfred Henry
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class
D/MX 46013
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 29
Early, Arthur Henry DSM
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class
P/MX 48545
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 25
Lavers, Edgar James Boyce MID
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class
P/MX 52150
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 26
Wyatt, Herbert
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class
P/MX 53031
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 23
Gardner, George Roland
Leading Cook
C/J 109679
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 32
Bennett, Arthur Keith
Leading Seaman
D/JX 144306
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 20
Pook, Ivor Leslie Roy
Leading Seaman
D/JX 126301
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 30
Shimmin, James
Leading Seaman
C/KX 88650
Born: 4th Apr, 1904.
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 36
Beattie, Norman
Leading Stoker
C/KX 85208
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 24
Liddle, Frederick
Leading Stoker
C/KX 84519
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 26
Moore, Cyril Henry
Leading Stoker
C/KX 83734
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 25
Parramore, William Angus
Leading Stoker
D/KX 80844
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 29
Trench, James
Leading Stoker
D/JX 132670
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 28
East, Clinton McChomb
Leading Telegraphist
P/SSX 14946
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 26
Jackson, Cyril Thomas
Leading Telegraphist
D/JX 150716
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 25
Jones, John Francis
Leading Telegraphist
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 27
Cave, Charles Joseph Reginald MID
Lieutenant
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 31
Dean, Reginald Edward (RNR) MID
Lieutenant
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 23
Smith, Michael John Royston MID
Lieutenant
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 29
Watkins, Guy Claud Ian St.Barbe Sladen MID
Lieutenant Commander
Commanding Officer
D/JX 173955
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 22
Matthews, Frederick William
Ordinary Seaman
P/J 111862
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 31
Hinde, Horatio John DSM
Petty Officer
C/J 111250
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 31
Saunderson, Edward Percival DSM
Petty Officer
P/JX 129823
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 30
Thorne, William Frank
Petty Officer
D/LX 20229
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 36
Smyth, Thomas
Petty Officer Steward
P/JX 133701
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 26
Butcher, Charles Alfred
Petty Officer Telegraphist
C/KX 90533
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 22
Burton, Albert James
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 75485
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 33
Cain, William
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 78914
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 31
King, James Thomas
Stoker 1st Class
P/K 91486
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 24
Lang, Alexander
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 79732
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 33
Orme, Samuel
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 88290
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 25
Pettitt, George Robert
Stoker 1st Class
D/K 63664
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 35
Quick, Gilbert MID
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 82888
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 26
Shears, Francis
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 84545
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 27
From: Ohio USA
Westby, Jack
Stoker 1st Class
P/KX 77133
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 34
Wilkinson, John Thomas
Stoker 1st Class
C/K 60084
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 41
Clark, Edward Charles MID
Stoker Petty Officer
D/KX 80160
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 30
Riley, James
Stoker Petty Officer
P/SSX 29474
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 19
Temporal, Arthur
Telegraphist
(Ex.34504)
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 37
Milne, Ronald George DSC
Warrant Engineer
P/J 111095
Died: 8th Dec, 1940.
Aged: 32
Coleman, Harry Robert
Yeoman of Signals

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

A Tribute To Submariners

I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.

There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.

It is the most dangerous of all services.

That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.

I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.

Winston Churchill


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