Snapper (N 39)
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | S2 |
| Fate: | Lost in the Bay of Biscay cause unknown on 11th February 1941. |
Snapper
Snapper
Snapper
Commanders
| 1935: | Lieutenant | John Wallace Linton | |
| 1936: | Lieutenant | William Alexander Keith Napier Cavaye | |
| 1939: | Lieutenant | William Donald Aelian King | |
| 1940: | Lieutenant | Geoffrey Vernon Prowse |
1935: Portsmouth.
1936-1939: Mediterranean.
1939: Home Waters.
Carried out patrols in North Sea, Skagerrak and Biscay in 1939. She was involved in the Norwegian campaign sinking one ship of 6,200 tons in addition to two small ships and two minesweepers of an aggregate 2,500 tons.
Roll of Honour |
42
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| Alston, George Michael Hamilton | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Sub Lieutenant | Aged: 22 | ||
| Ashby, Eric Arthur Ernest (RNR) | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 28 | ||
| Bashford, Fred George Sidney James MID C/KX 83867 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 25 | ||
| Bell, Alfred C/KX 82831 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 28 | ||
| Chittleburgh, Leslie William D/JX 149652 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 20 | ||
| Clements, Ronald Frederick D/J 111140 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 31 | ||
| Connolly, Reuben MID P/JX 125604 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Petty Officer Telegraphist | Aged: 30 | ||
| Cooper, Arthur John DSM C/M 35070 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | Aged: 37 | ||
| Dearn, Archie Sidney Albert D/J 105902 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 34 | ||
| Dobbie, Richard C/SSX 18111 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| CWGC has C/SS 18117 | |||
| Dodson, Richard Arthur Wilkinson C/SSX 25367 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Telegraphist | Aged: 20 | ||
| Doucy, Charles Arthur P/JX 167380 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| Farmer, Robert Gale D/KX 84307 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 25 | ||
| Furlong, James William C/MX 52491 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Aged: 26 | ||
| Gray, James Leonard C/SSX 20054 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 23 | ||
| Halloran, Daniel Patrick MID (Ex.M38824) | Born: 7th Oct, 1917. | ||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Warrant Engineer | Aged: 23 | ||
| Hill, Walter Ernest Henry C/KX 94286 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Hobbs, Ronald Arthur C/JX 148131 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Telegraphist | Aged: 20 | ||
| Jones, Kenneth Watkins D/MX 52698 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Aged: 25 | ||
| Laker, John William C/J 103942 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Chief Petty Officer | Aged: 34 | ||
| Lawson, Myles Edward MID C/JX 127646 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 29 | ||
| Matthews, Edward George MID C/JX 106725 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 33 | ||
| McCleave, Thomas John D/KX 108584 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Mellows, George Harry MID D/JX 127284 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 30 | ||
| Munro, William C/KX 88739 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 25 | ||
| Nesling, Reginald Ashton C/JX 140123 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Signalman | Aged: 23 | ||
| Palmer, Stephen P/SS 10028 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 40 | ||
| Parsons, Victor John DSM P/KX 82762 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 26 | ||
| Penny, Raymond Roy P/SSX 18730 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 21 | ||
| Plumb, Charles MID C/KX 78684 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Aged: 37 | ||
| Pownall, Harold William P/J 114652 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Leading Telegraphist | Aged: 32 | ||
| Prowse, Geoffrey Vernon | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 28 | ||
| Rosewarne, William Alfred D/J 125972 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 30 | ||
| Stewart, Archibald DSM D/J 103391 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 35 | ||
| Straw, Clarence C/KX 79136 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 31 | ||
| Talbot, Edward Bartle | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 25 | ||
| Thompson, Edward Hutchinson D/JX 134059 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Telegraphist | Aged: 27 | ||
| Undy, Joseph C/MX 70111 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 5th Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| Watson, James C/KX 94647 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 21 | ||
| White, Kenneth Rhesa P/KX 92291 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| White, Percival John P/J 46779 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 40 | ||
| Winder, John Thurston D/MX 60552 | |||
| Died: 11th Feb, 1941. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | Aged: 21 | ||
Events
| 18-09-1933 | Laid Down |
| 25-10-1934 | Launched |
| 14-06-1935 | Completed |
| 03-12-1939 | HMS Snapper is mistakenly attacked by a British aircraft when returning to Harwich after a patrol in the North Sea. Although suffering a direct hit no damage was done. |
| 12-04-1940 | HMS Snapper sinks the small German tanker Moonsund with gunfire off Larvik, Norway. |
| 14-04-1940 | While operating in the Skaggerak HMS Snapper torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Florida. |
| 15-04-1940 | Still operating in the Skaggerak HMS Snapper torpedoed and sinks the German auxiliary minesweepers M 1701/H.M. Behrens and M 1702/Carsten Janssen north-east of Skagen, Denmark. |
| 06-05-1940 | HMS Snapper attackes the German armed merchant cruiser Schiff 21/Widder with 2 torpedoes east of Denmark. However the torpedoes miss their target. |
| 25-06-1940 | HMS Snapper torpedoes and sinks the German armed trawler V 1107/Portland south of Stavanger, Norway. |
| 03-07-1940 | HMS Snapper torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian merchant Cygnus west of Hadryet, Norway. |
| 11-02-1941 | HMS Snapper sailed from the Clyde to patrol in the Bay of Biscay off Ushant. She was not heard from again. It is possible that she fell victem to German minefield. However it is also possible that she was sunk by German warships since a submarine attacked the German minesweepers M-2, M-13 and M-25 on the night of the 10/11th February in the area where Snapper might have been. The submarine was subjected to a counterattack in which 56 depth charges were dropped |
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