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Sahib (P 212) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
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| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: HMS Sahib (Lt John Henry Bromage DSO DSC) was lost on 24th April 1943. After making a successful attack on an escorted Italian Convo. The Submarine was damaged in a depth charge attack by the escorting Italian Corvettes Gabbiano (Lt Nilo Foresi) and Euterpe (Lt Antonio March). Lt Bromage surfaced HMS Sahib, which was badly damaged, and attempted to run on the surface. Owing to the damage to the Submarine the crew were forced to abandon ship. It is reported that German aircraft machine gunned the survivors in the water killing one of the crew. The six Officers and the forty surviving crew members were taken Prisoner of War. Of the forty, twenty-three made escape attempts and twelve made successful 'Home Runs'. There was only one casualty in the sinking. |
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Robert Wise's screen adaptation of the novel by Commander Edward L. Beach.
Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) is the only survivor when his submarine is sunk by the Japanese cruiser 'Bongo Pete'. Assigned a new command, Richardson becomes obsessed with revenge, ignoring orders to avoid the Japanese Bongo Straits and drilling his crew in manoeuvres designed to destroy Bongo Pete.
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Sahib (P 212) |
|
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
|
Fate: HMS Sahib (Lt John Henry Bromage DSO DSC) was lost on 24th April 1943. After making a successful attack on an escorted Italian Convo. The Submarine was damaged in a depth charge attack by the escorting Italian Corvettes Gabbiano (Lt Nilo Foresi) and Euterpe (Lt Antonio March). Lt Bromage surfaced HMS Sahib, which was badly damaged, and attempted to run on the surface. Owing to the damage to the Submarine the crew were forced to abandon ship. It is reported that German aircraft machine gunned the survivors in the water killing one of the crew. The six Officers and the forty surviving crew members were taken Prisoner of War. Of the forty, twenty-three made escape attempts and twelve made successful 'Home Runs'. There was only one casualty in the sinking. |
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Robert Wise's screen adaptation of the novel by Commander Edward L. Beach.
Commander Richardson (Clark Gable) is the only survivor when his submarine is sunk by the Japanese cruiser 'Bongo Pete'. Assigned a new command, Richardson becomes obsessed with revenge, ignoring orders to avoid the Japanese Bongo Straits and drilling his crew in manoeuvres designed to destroy Bongo Pete.
20 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
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