Safari (P 211)
| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | Lost on 1st August 1946 en route to shipbreakers |
Safari (P 211)
Commanders
| 1941: | Commander | Benajmin Bryant | |
| 1943: | Lieutenant | Richard Barklie Lakin | DSO DSC MID |
| 1944: | Lieutenant Commander | David Anthony Baily Adby | |
| 1944: | Lieutenant Commander | John Robert Garstin Harvey | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant Commander | Lennox William Napier | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant Commander | John Robert Garstin Harvey |
Ex P61
Events
| 05-06-1940 | Laid Down |
| 18-11-1941 | Launched |
| 14-03-1942 | Completed |
| 05-07-1942 | HMS Safari damages the Italian merchant Tigrai with gunfire off the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 12-07-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Adda with gunfire and one torpedo off Monte Santo, south of the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 16-08-1942 | HMS Safari damages a sailing vessel with gunfire east of Sardinia. |
| 17-08-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Ausonia with gunfire 11 nautical miles bearing 180 from Orosei, Sardinia. |
| 18-08-1942 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Perseo near Cape Carbonara, 15 nautical miles south of Serpentara, Sardinia and later attacked the Italian submarine Bronzo. |
| 02-10-1942 | HMS Safari attacks and damages the Italian merchant Veglia off Korcula, Croatia. The damaged ship is later salvaged but delared a total loss. |
| 05-10-1942 | HMS Safari torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Eneo south of Sebenik, Yugoslavia. ship is later salvaged but delared a total loss. |
| 10-10-1942 | HMS Safari fires four torpedoes, but missed, against the Italian about 10 nautical miles south-east of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia. |
| 20-10-1942 | The Titania (under tow following a previous attack by HMS Unbroken) is sunk early by HMS Safari east of Tunisia. |
| 13-11-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian Bice with gunfire east of Sousa, Tunisia. |
| 16-11-1942 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the German transport Hans Arp off Ras Ali, Libya. |
| 17-11-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the German barge F 346 with one torpedo near Misurata, Libya. |
| 18-12-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Eufrasia with gunfire in the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisa. |
| 20-12-1942 | HMS Safari torpedoes and heavily damages the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel F 139/Constantina in thbe Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia. The damaged Italian ship was declared a total loss. |
| 21-12-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Rosina S. about 5 nautical miles south of Hammamet, Tunisa. |
| 27-12-1942 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Eleonora Rosa with gunfire about 10 nautical miles south of Sousa, Tunisia. |
| 29-12-1942 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Torquato Gennari about 25 nautical miles south of Sfax, Tunisia. |
| 30-01-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian ships Aniello and Gemma with gunfire of Cape Scalea, Italy. |
| 02-02-1943 | HMS Safari intercepts and Italian convoy off Isola di Capri and torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchants Valsavoia and Salemi. |
| 09-03-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Stefano M. with gunfire off Cape San Vito. |
| 03-04-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian sailing vessel Nasello and the Italian fishing vessel S. Francisco di Paola A. with gunfire off the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 09-04-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 295/Bella Italia with gunfire off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 10-04-1943 | HMS Safari intercepts an Italian convoy and torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchants Loredan, Entella and the Italian tanker Isonzo near Cape Torre delle Stelle off Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 02-05-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian Sogliola with gunfire off Asinara Island, Italy. |
| 06-05-1943 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper R 106/Onda off Asinara Island, Italy. |
| 08-05-1943 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Peppino Palomba and torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Liv off Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 10-06-1943 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the German transport ship KT-12 off Orosei, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 18-07-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 47/Amalia with gunfire 16 nautical miles of Cape Comino, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 19-07-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the German barges Maria, Paula and the Italian armed yacht Margherita with gunfire in the port of Favone, Corsica, France. |
| 20-07-1943 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian pilot vessel F 50/Silvio Onorato between Bastia and Maddalena. |
| 22-07-1943 | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian minelayer Durazzo east of Corsica, France. |
| 25-07-1943 | HMS Safari sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper FR 70/La Coubre with torpedoes and gunfire west of Elba. |
| 26-07-1943 | HMS Safari fires three torpedoes at the French (German controlled) tanker Champagne off Piombino, Toscane, Italy. All torpedoes missed. |
| 01-08-1946 | Lost en route to shipbreakers |
Comments
Comment by: David pearson on March 25, 2021
My father was helmsman on his safari and we have his diary entries for 1942/3 which match the entries above. He was awarded the DSM.
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