Class

Odin (N 84)

Built By:	Chatham Dockyard (Medway)
Build Group:	O2
Fate:	Believed to be sunk by gunfire from Italian destroyer Strale & TB Baleno in the Gulf of Taranto on 14 June 1940 Odin (Lt. Cdr. Kenneth Maciver Woods, RN) went missing on her 1st Mediterranean War Patrol in June 1940 and was reported to have been 'lost with all hands' in the Gulf of Taranto about seventeen nautical miles east-north-east of Punta Alice, Crotone, Italy by the Italian destroyers Strale and Baleno on 14th June 1940, although this cannot be proved beyond doubt.

Odin (N 84)

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Commanders

1930:	Lieutenant Commander	William Howard Dennis Friedberger
1933:	Lieutenant Commander	William Cowley Thomas
1934:	Lieutenant Commander	Hugh Valentine King
1939:	Lieutenant Commander	Ronald William Moir	MID
1940:	Lieutenant Commander	Kenneth Maciver Woods

1929-1930: Portsmouth.
1930-1939: Hong Kong.
1939-1940 - 8th Flotilla: Lucia, Columbo.
1940 - 1st Flotilla: HMS Medway, Alexandria. (At Malta in June 1940).

On the outbreak of WWII HMS Odin was based with the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the Far East Station. After completing four Far East War Patrols (in the Sunda Straits, off the Maldives, off the Chagos Archipelago and in the Indian ocean) HMS Odin changed bases to the Mediterranean in June 1940.

It should be noted that although some boats were attached to HMS Medway at Singapore, they often operated in a detached mode covering the China Station such as Hong Kong and even to the point of patrolling the Siberian Coast.

Odin launched at Chatham

Roll of Honour

Anderson, Ian McKenzie

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Lieutenant

Ansell, Sydney James

P/JX 140395

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 22

Able Seaman

Banks, William Frederick

C/JX 139767

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Leading Seaman

Bennett, Leslie Thomas Hill

P/KX 75836

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 22

Leading Stoker

Bewick, John Rutter

C/JX 144176

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Able Seaman

Bickerton, Arthur

C/KX 84588

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Stoker 1st Class

Biggerstaff, Edward James

C/J 99732

Born: 22nd Mar, 1905.

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 35

Chief Petty Officer

Given DoB 22/11/1905

Caslin, Michael

D/J 58120

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 39

Leading Signalman

Chaplain, Ernest George

P/KX 79595

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Stoker 1st Class

Chapman, William John

C/JX 130706

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Leading Seaman

Chee, Ah

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

From: Hong Kong

Locally Enlisted Personnel

Cook, George Henry MID

(Ex SSX12839)

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 33

Warrant Engineer

Cross, Robert William Bernard

C/JX 132495

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

Petty Officer

Crouch, John Edward

P/JX 129986

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Petty Officer

Dawson, Ralph

C/J 104811

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 36

Chief Petty Officer

Deacon, Bertram Frank

P/M 34469

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 37

Chief Engine Room Artificer

Edwards, George

D/KX 80520

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Leading Stoker

Frost, Eric Roland

P/KX 81259

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Leading Stoker

Gadsby, Arthur Clifford Victor

P/JX 140940

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Able Seaman

Gosling, John Henry

C/K 61699

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 36

Petty Officer

Hale, Joseph William

D/JX 133658

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Telegraphist

Hartley, John

D/M 38404

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

Holman, Bertram James

D/JX 135425

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Leading Seaman

Hunter, Leslie

C/KX 80345

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 32

Leading Stoker

Johns, Thomas George

P/MX 46712

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 32

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class

Kavanagh, Samuel William

P/KX 83094

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

Stoker 1st Class

Kerr, Robert Colhoun

D/M 39457

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Chief Engine Room Artificer

Landers, Edward Willam

C/JX 13823

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Leading Telegraphist

Laws, Walter George

C/JX 129599

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Able Seaman

Leader, Eric

P/MX 55080

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Ex.KX79527

Leahy, William

D/J 113237

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Able Seaman

Lee, Peter Lauriston Charles Melville

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Sub Lieutenant

Loxley, Ronald

D/JX 135972

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Able Seaman

Mace, Albert Edward

P/KX 81141

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Leading Stoker

Miller, William Cornelius Esau

P/JX 136744

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Leading Telegraphist

Morris, William Ronald

P/JX 140427

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Leading Seaman

Mudge, Frederick Seymour

D/KX 83642

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Stoker 1st Class

Olrog, Ernest Walter

P/KX 83498

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Stoker 1st Class

Robson, Ralph

C/JX 146536

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Able Seaman

Ross, Percy Granville

P/KX 84415

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Leading Stoker

Scarlett, John

C/KX 85200

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 28

Leading Stoker

Sidebotham, Harold

D/KX 84665

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Stoker 1st Class

Simpson, Richard Rowell

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 24

Lieutenant

Sinden, Arthur

C/J 109703

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 31

Petty Officer Telegraphist

Smith, Ernest Stanley

D/JX 125275

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Able Seaman

Stradling, James Henry

C/MX 49050

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 26

Leading Cook

Sweetman, William

D/KX 80063

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Stoker Petty Officer

Talbot, Leslie Ernest

D/MX 48694

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 25

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class

Tulip, Joshua

P/KX 84093

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

Leading Stoker

Voss, Percy Reginald John

C/JX 12625

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 30

Leading Telegraphist

Walker, Charles Robert

C/SSX 1853

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 21

Able Seaman

Way, William Stuart

P/JX 12973

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 29

Telegraphist

Webber, Herbert Randall

D/KX 80647

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 27

Leading Stoker

White, Donald Percy

P/JX 14826

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 20

Able Seaman

Wilson, Edward

C/JX 138957

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 23

Able Seaman

Woods, Kenneth MacIver

Died: 14th Jun, 1940.

Aged: 32

Lieutenant Commander

Commanding Officer.

Events

23-06-1927	Laid Down

05-05-1928	Launched

21-12-1929	Completed

14-06-1940	Sunk in the Gulf of Taranto by Italian destroyers Strale & Baleno The Italian Destroyer Strale sighted HMS Odin at 23.21 on 13th June. The Destroyer turned to attack, first with torpedoes, and then with gunfire. Strale then attempted to ram the submarine, which fired a torpedo from a stern tube before diving. Having failed to ram the submarine, the Strale launched a pattern of depth charges before returning to her designated patrol. At 0157 the Torpedo Boat Baleno sighted Odin surfacing about 9 miles from the position of the original attack. The Baleno also attempted to ram the submarine, which once again dived to avoid her pursuer. Passing over the area Baleno dropped two depth charges, turned and dropped three more. Later that morning aerial reconnaissance by the Italian Air Force revealed oil slicks in both attack areas. The Italians believed the attacks to be on two separate submarines. But it is believed that both attacks were on Odin. The first badly damaging the submarine, the second finished her off.

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O2 Specification

Length overall	283 ft 6 inch
Beam	30 ft
Depth	16 ft 11 7/8 inch
Displacement	1781 tons (surface)
	2038 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	500 ft
Speed	Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (design) 17.5 knots (service) / Submerged 9 knots (design) 8 knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Propeller	3 blades, 6ft 5in dia
Endurance	Surface: 14000 miles at 8 knots (design)
	Surface: 1400 miles at 8 knots (service)
	Submerged: 60 miles at 4 knots (design)
	Submerged: 8 miles at 8 knots, 52 miles at 4 knots (service)
Armament	6 x 21 inch bow tubes
	2 x 21 inch stern tubes
	(14 torpedoes carried)
	1 x 4 inch gun
Complement	53

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