| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | P |
| Fate: | During an air raid on Malta on 1st April 1942, Pandora was alongside Grand Harbour, Malta, off-loading stores, when she was hit by two bombs, which sank the submarine in less than four minutes. Twenty-five of the crew were killed in the sinking. The wreck of Pandora was raised and beached in Kalkara Creek. Salvaged in September 1943 and scrapped in 1945. |
Ex 42P Served in Chinese waters and went to the Mediterranean in 1940.
1930: Portsmouth.
1931-1940: HMS Medway, China Station.
1940-1942: HMS Medway, Alexandria.
It should be noted that boats attached to 1st Flotilla in Alexandria were likely to spend much of their time at Malta even though Malta had been given up as a submarine base due to the air attacks. Although submarines did still operate from Malta during this period the 10th Flotilla was not recognised as such until September 1941.
She was laid down originally as Python. However, it was observed that several ships with snake names had suffered disasters. Serpent was lost in 1890 with the loss of 173 lives. Whilst both Viper and Cobra were wrecked within weeks of being commissioned in 1901, the latter broke in two off the Yorkshire coast with the loss of 67 of her crew. Asa result Python was renamed Pandora
June 1940 - Carried out patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean.
July 1940 - In operations against the French Fleet at Oran.
August 1940, Participated in the 'Magic Carpet' runs to supply Malta during the blockade of the island.
September - 1940 Survives depth charge attak by the Italian torpedo boat Cosenz.
Sank a supply ship in September 1940 off Benghazi.
Sank the Palma 2,700 tons South of Sardinia January 1941 also motor transport vessel Valdivagna 5,500 tons as well as a 4,000 ton ship off Cape Spartivento (Calabria).
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| Breen, Ernest Charles |
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| Cook, Stephen John Charles |
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| Heseltine, Ronald James |
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| Hickman, Frank John DSC |
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| Hogben, George Henry |
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| Hughes, John Arthur |
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| Jones, Thomas Benonoi |
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| Lynch, John Francis |
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| Marsh, Leslie |
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| Paton, John Herbert Thomas |
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| Slade, Peter Donald |
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| Smith, George William John |
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| Vernon, Arthur |
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| Walford, Lyndon (RNR) |
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| Watts, Stanley William James |
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| Worth, Desmond Thomas |
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| 09-07-1928 | Laid Down |
| 22-08-1929 | Launched |
| 30-06-1930 | Completed |
| 04-07-1940 | Sinks the French colonial sloop Rigault de Genouilly off Algiers. |
| 01-04-1942 | HMS Pandora bombed & sunk at Malta HMS Pandora arrived at Malta loaded with stores on 31st March 1942. Having discharged her oil she was moved to Hamilton Wharf at dawn the following day. A bombing raid began as she was being further unloaded and rather than delay her progress it was decided to continue despite the raid. Between 1500 and 1600 on the afternoon of 1st April Pandora received two direct hits from bombs and sank. |
| 01-07-1957 | The funeral of two crew members from HMS Pandora took place. HMS Pandora was raised and beached in Kalkara Creek. In 1957 the submarine was broken up and during the breaking up the skeletons of two crew members were found. These remains were buried at sea from the submarine, HMS Tudor. The burial service was read by the former Commanding Officer of HMS Pandora, Captain R L Alexander DSO, Royal Navy. |
| Length overall | 289 ft 2 inch |
| Beam | 28 ft |
| Draught | 13 ft 8 inch |
| Displacement | 1760 tons (surface) |
| 2040 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 500 ft |
| Speed | Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (design) |
| Surface 17.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 8.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 6 ft 5 inch dia |
| Endurance | Surface: 11400 miles at 8 knots (design) |
| Surface: 10750 miles at 8 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 60 miles at 4 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 8.5 miles at 8.5 knots or 70 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 |
A 5 |
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| Class: | 1902 - 1920: A Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | A2 |
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Fate: A5 was involved in an explosion at Queenstown, Ireland, on 16th February 1905 whilst berthed alongside the tender HMS Hazard, where five crew members were killed. The explosion was caused by a leak in the petrol pump, when the engine was started up to ventilate the submarine it caused the fumes to explode. Broken up in 1920 at Portsmouth Dockyard. |
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| Length overall | 289 ft 2 inch |
| Beam | 28 ft |
| Draught | 13 ft 8 inch |
| Displacement | 1760 tons (surface) |
| 2040 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 500 ft |
| Speed | Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (design) |
| Surface 17.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 8.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 6 ft 5 inch dia |
| Endurance | Surface: 11400 miles at 8 knots (design) |
| Surface: 10750 miles at 8 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 60 miles at 4 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 8.5 miles at 8.5 knots or 70 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 |
A 5 |
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| Class: | 1902 - 1920: A Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | A2 |
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Fate: A5 was involved in an explosion at Queenstown, Ireland, on 16th February 1905 whilst berthed alongside the tender HMS Hazard, where five crew members were killed. The explosion was caused by a leak in the petrol pump, when the engine was started up to ventilate the submarine it caused the fumes to explode. Broken up in 1920 at Portsmouth Dockyard. |
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Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
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