| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | River 2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1946 at Bombay. |
| 1934: | Lieutenant Commander | Lancelot Milman Shadwell | |
| 1937: | Lieutenant Commander | Manley Laurence Power | |
| 1939: | Lieutenant Commander | Bertram Wilfrid Taylor | |
| 1940: | Lieutenant Commander | Andrew Niel Gillespie Campbell | |
| 1944: | Lieutenant Commander | Russell Stanhope Brookes | DSO DSC |
| 1944: | Lieutenant | Raymond Henry Bull | DSC |
| 1944: | Lieutenant | John Francis Michell |
1934-1935: Portsmouth.
1935-1939: Mediterranean.
1939 - 8th Flotilla: Gibraltar.
1940 - 6th Flotilla: HMS Titania, Blyth.
1939 - South Atlantic, based at Freetown.
1940-1941 - Served in Home Waters.
April-June 1940 - Was part of the submarine force which was in the Kattegat and off the coast of Norway during the German invasion of Norway.
1941-1944 - Served in the Mediterranean.
October/November 1943 - Was used to supply the Aegean island of Leros and Samos.
1944 onwards Eastern Fleet.
Prior to the Allied landings in Italy in September, HMS/M Severn had been involved in cloak & dagger operations such as the landing of commandoes on the island of Sardinia where they were to destroy the torpedo bomber base at Cagliari (but that's another story). The year was 1943 and the events recounted herein occurred towards the end of that year, following the unconditional surrender of the Italians in September.
| 27-03-1933 | Laid Down |
| 16-01-1934 | Launched |
| 12-01-1935 | Completed |
| 04-05-1940 | HMS Severn torpedoes and sinks the Swedish (in German service) sailing vessel Monark off Lister, Norway and unsuccessfully attacked another of approx 6,000 ton vessel. |
| 22-06-1941 | HMS Severn fires torpedoes at an enemy submarine in the Gulf of Naples. |
| 26-06-1941 | HMS Severn torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Polinnia about 95 nautical miles south-west of Ischia Island, Italy. |
| 28-06-1941 | HMS Severn torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Ugo Bassi 5 nautical miles off Cape Monte Santu, Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 07-08-1941 | Sank the Submarine Bianchi. |
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| Admiralty Approved | 26th Jul, 1933 | |
| Motto | Fides invicta triumphat. (Faith unconquered triumphs.) | |
| Symbology | A river. Combines the arms of Clare (chevron), the See of Worcester and Shropshire County Council (leopard's head). | |
| Design Notes | In chief a gold leopard's head, in base two chevrons red between four torteaux, three and one. | |
| Length overall | 345 ft |
| Beam | 28 ft 3 inch |
| Depth | 18 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 2165 tons (surface) |
| 2680 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 300 ft |
| Speed | Surface 21.75 knots (design) |
| Surface 22.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 10.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 10000 miles at 8 knots (design) |
| Surface: 16100 miles maximum (service) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 13 miles at 10 knots or 118 miles at 4 knots (service) | |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun |
| 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun | |
| 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 56 Ratings. |
K13 was carrying out her final acceptance trials prior to the Admiralty officially taking her over from her Clydeside builders. She had already covered the measured mile at a record 23 knots to gain the honour of the world's fastest submarine and there was a festive air about the pre-diving lunch which continued to 3:15 pm. And as she glided slowly down to the diving area in Gareloch she was carrying not only her regular crew of 53 officers and men but also 14 directors and employees of Fairfield, 13 other civilians, and two Royal Navy submarine officers acting as observers. When she arrived at the loch she picked up two more civilian experts. She dived smoothly enough but to Lt-Cdr Herbert's consternation she refused to trim level at 20 feet and continued plunging toward the bottom.
This paper contains an analysis of submarine operations during the Falklands War. This was done to provide some insight on the importance of submarines in this conflict and to show the usefulness of submarines in any maritime conflict The submarine operations by both belligerents are looked at and compared over the duration of the conflict
This is an unclassified study that was researched using published books, magazine articles, unpublished papers, unclassified government documents and interviews with officers involved in the conflict.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 26th Jul, 1933 | |
| Motto | Fides invicta triumphat. (Faith unconquered triumphs.) | |
| Symbology | A river. Combines the arms of Clare (chevron), the See of Worcester and Shropshire County Council (leopard's head). | |
| Design Notes | In chief a gold leopard's head, in base two chevrons red between four torteaux, three and one. | |
| Length overall | 345 ft |
| Beam | 28 ft 3 inch |
| Depth | 18 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 2165 tons (surface) |
| 2680 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 300 ft |
| Speed | Surface 21.75 knots (design) |
| Surface 22.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 10.5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 10000 miles at 8 knots (design) |
| Surface: 16100 miles maximum (service) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 13 miles at 10 knots or 118 miles at 4 knots (service) | |
| Armament | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun |
| 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun | |
| 6 x 21 inch bow tubes, (12 torpedoes carried). 1 x 4 inch QF gun | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 56 Ratings. |
K13 was carrying out her final acceptance trials prior to the Admiralty officially taking her over from her Clydeside builders. She had already covered the measured mile at a record 23 knots to gain the honour of the world's fastest submarine and there was a festive air about the pre-diving lunch which continued to 3:15 pm. And as she glided slowly down to the diving area in Gareloch she was carrying not only her regular crew of 53 officers and men but also 14 directors and employees of Fairfield, 13 other civilians, and two Royal Navy submarine officers acting as observers. When she arrived at the loch she picked up two more civilian experts. She dived smoothly enough but to Lt-Cdr Herbert's consternation she refused to trim level at 20 feet and continued plunging toward the bottom.
This paper contains an analysis of submarine operations during the Falklands War. This was done to provide some insight on the importance of submarines in this conflict and to show the usefulness of submarines in any maritime conflict The submarine operations by both belligerents are looked at and compared over the duration of the conflict
This is an unclassified study that was researched using published books, magazine articles, unpublished papers, unclassified government documents and interviews with officers involved in the conflict.
17 pages added or updated in the last Array 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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