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Triton (N 15)
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

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

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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