| 1879 | Mercury 1878 - 1919 | Completed at Pembroke Dockyard |
| 1916 | E 49 | Launched |
| 1933 | Snapper (N 39) | Laid Down |
| 1941 | U class submarines | Four Royal Navy U class submarines attacked a heavily escorted Italian convoy off the North African coast, sinking two large transports and damaging the third |
| 1941 | Upholder (N 99) | HMS Upholder sinks the Italian troop ships Neptunia and Oceania; 384 people are drowned |
| 1941 | Triumph (N 18) | HMS Triumph torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Ardor off Capo Colonna. |
| 1941 | Ursula (N 59) | HMS Ursula fires three torpedoes against the Italian troop transport Vulcania off Tripoli, Libya. All torpedoes missed. |
| 1944 | Tradewind (P 329) | HMS Tradewind torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Junyo Maru about 18 nautical miles south of Mukomuko, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. Unbeknown to the Commanding Officer of the submarine, the Japanese ship was carrying 4200 Javanese slave labourers and 2300 Allied prisoners from Batavia to Padang. 5620 lives were lost in the sinking. |
Courageous (S 50) |
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| Class: | 1970 - 1990: Churchill Class |
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| Build Group: | SSN 3 |
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Fate: Now in Plymouth Dockyard being fitted out for visitors as part of the naval heritage site |
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Between 1942 and 1944 HMS Seraph was engaged in unusual but vital wartime assignments, including carrying Eisenhower's deputy, General Mark Clark, through the Mediterranean to a hazardous rendezvous with the Free French as a prelude to the North African invasion, as well as the dramatic rescue of General Giraud from Vichy France in rough sea right under the nose of the enemy. Her most famous mission however was Operation Mincemeat where she aided the allies in deceiving their enemy about the invasion of Sicily.
Yet what made these missions even more extraordinary was the fact that this 'Secret Mission Submarine' had the unusual distinction of having two captains, Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Jewell who was in operational control and Captain Jerauld Wright of the United States Navy who commanded for political purposes.
Terence Robertson uncovers the history of this extraordinary submarine and how these two captains collaborated to pull off some of the most remarkable operations in the Second World War.
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Courageous (S 50) |
|
| Class: | 1970 - 1990: Churchill Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSN 3 |
|
Fate: Now in Plymouth Dockyard being fitted out for visitors as part of the naval heritage site |
|
Between 1942 and 1944 HMS Seraph was engaged in unusual but vital wartime assignments, including carrying Eisenhower's deputy, General Mark Clark, through the Mediterranean to a hazardous rendezvous with the Free French as a prelude to the North African invasion, as well as the dramatic rescue of General Giraud from Vichy France in rough sea right under the nose of the enemy. Her most famous mission however was Operation Mincemeat where she aided the allies in deceiving their enemy about the invasion of Sicily.
Yet what made these missions even more extraordinary was the fact that this 'Secret Mission Submarine' had the unusual distinction of having two captains, Royal Navy Lieutenant Bill Jewell who was in operational control and Captain Jerauld Wright of the United States Navy who commanded for political purposes.
Terence Robertson uncovers the history of this extraordinary submarine and how these two captains collaborated to pull off some of the most remarkable operations in the Second World War.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.