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Turbulent (N 98)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: T 2
Fate: HMS Turbulent was presumed to have mined off Sardinia on or about 14 March 1943.

The Submarine had sailed from Algiers on 24th February 1943 for what was to be her last patrol in the Mediterranean before returning home. A signal was sent to Turbulent on 20th March giving a route back to Algiers. No reply was received concerning this signal.

It is thought that there were two likely reasons for the loss of Turbulent . These were a depth charge attack by a Ju88 and the Italian Destroyer Ardito on 6th March 1943 in the Bay of Naples or striking a mine in the minefields north and east of Sardinia between 12th and 14th March 1943

The entire crew of sixty-two Officers and Ratings was lost.

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Turbulent (N 98)
Turbulent (N 98)
Turbulent (N 98)
Turbulent (N 98)
Commanders
1941: Lieutenant Commander  John Wallace Linton  DSC
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Commander John Wallace Linton

From the outbreak of war until HMS Turbulent's last patrol Commander Linton was constantly in command of submarines, and during that time inflicted great damage on the enemy. He sank one cruiser, one destroyer, one U-boat, wenty-eight supply ships, some 10000 tons in all, and destroyed three trains by gunfire.

Roll of Honour
67
Died: 00-00-0000
Baker, Arthur Osmond 
Lieutenant Aged: 23
Bennett, Frederick George Newhouse  P/J 104115
Able Seaman Aged: 36
Biddlecombe, William Henry Joseph  P/JX 152619
Leading Seaman Aged: 21
Billingsley, Morgan Ensor  DSC D/JX 212938
Able Seaman Aged: 21
Blake, John Priestley 
Lieutenant Aged: 22
Bourne, Albert Edward  P/KX 146418
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 30
Boyce, James Michael  C/KX 114884
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 21
Boyce, Victor Cornwall  P/KX 93352
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 23
Brokenshire, Henry  D/JX 155487
Able Seaman Aged: 21
Bromby, Harry  P/MX 50465
Chief Engine Room Artificer Aged: 30
Brown, Norman  C/JX 162871
Telegraphist Aged: 20
Chartres, Clive Frederick Evelyn  DSC
Engineer Lieutenant Aged: 23
Clements, Brian Clement Weston  DSM
Lieutenant Aged: 22
Courtnall, Cyril Frank  C/KX 120654
Leading Stoker Aged: 22
Crowston, Arthur Stanley  MID P/MX 54553
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Aged: 25
Darling, Cecil  C/KX 132024
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 22
Deller, John Albert  C/JX 200506
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Dennis, Ronald Arthur  P/JX 155585
Leading Telegraphist Aged: 21
Down, Cyril Stanley Thomas  D/KX 86557
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 26
Dye, Walter James  P/KX 90571
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
Farrow, William Edward  DSM* C/SSX 20124
Leading Seaman Aged: 23
Ford, Cyril Davis  C/JX 199486
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Gardner, Tom  P/MX 49964
Petty Officer Cook Aged: 27
Glester, William Arthur  C/SSX 32771
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Glover, William Henry  C/JX 208273
Able Seaman Aged: 20
Goldsworthy, Andrew  D/SR 59147
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
Gorman, Bernard  DSM C/JX 156512
Telegraphist Aged: 20
Hadley, William Kerly  P/J 107992
Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist Aged: 34
Hall, Richard  C/KX 112418
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 23
Hay, George  C/KX 113319
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 26
Hogg, William  D/J 102496
Petty Officer Aged: 37
Hunnisett, Brian  P/JX 235817
Able Seaman Aged: 21
Jones, Norman Edwin  D/JX 333005
Able Seaman Aged: 21
Lawson, John Monteith 
Lieutenant Aged: 21
Linton, John Wallace  VC*
Commander Aged: 37
Lloyd, Christopher Albert  MID D/KX 82609
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 28
Lyfield, Albert Ray  P/J 91592
Chief Petty Officer Aged: 40
Mason, George Leonard  D/MX 74845
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 29
Maynard, Albert Ernest  C/KX 99264
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
Morris, Cyril Edward  D/JX 213565
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Morris, Frederick Charles  C/M 38173
Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Aged: 41
Oates, Leonard Charles  P/SSX 24653
Leading Seaman Aged: 22
Ogden, Charles  P/JX 219262
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Ormerod, Maurice  MID D/JX 200569
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Pearce, Charles Henry  MID D/JX 101914
Leading Seaman Born: 04-01-1906 Aged: 37
Peebles, William Carton  DSM* D/JX 142798
Yeoman of Signals Aged: 23
Reeves, Robert Herbert  C/JX 129071
Able Seaman Aged: 32
Richardson, William  MID P/JX 154518
Leading Telegraphist Aged: 20
Ridley, Robert Rowcroft  DSM P/JX 191213
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Sharp, William Edward  MID D/KX 66108
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 37
Simpson, Malcolm  MID P/MX 72069
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 38
Stead, John  C/JX 194867
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Stone, Frederick Percival de Maine  C/JX 135333
Able Seaman Aged: 27
Stranaghan, Harold  D/KX 89193
Able Seaman Aged: 27
Sweeney, Joseph  D/SKX 1219
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 20
Todd, Charles Alfred  C/KX 80479
Leading Stoker Aged: 32
Tunnell, Joseph William Thomas  C/KX 110965
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 22
Walker, Henry Frederick  C/JX 129558
Petty Officer Aged: 31
Wallis, Frederick Charles  C/MX 64815
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 23
Walton, Leslie  D/JX 208533
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Weatherley, James William  P/LX 22249
Petty Officer Steward Aged: 24
Wheeler, Frank Thomas  C/KX 94979
Leading Stoker Aged: 23
Wheldon, Harold Walter  C/JX 198111
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Whyte, Hugh McLaren  DSM D/MX 72694
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 31
Wilkes, George Harold  C/JX125656
Chief Petty Officer Aged: 33
Williams, Geoffrey Alwyn  P/JX 295817
Able Seaman Aged: 19
Willicombe, Thomas John  D/KX 95054
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 22

Events

15-03-1940 Laid Down
12-05-1941 Launched
02-12-1941 Completed
02-03-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessels Prodromos and Aghios Apostolos with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
03-03-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessels Aghios Yonizov, Aghios Dyonysios and Evangelista with gunfire in Saloniki Bay.
13-03-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Greek sailing vessel Aghia Traio with gunfire off Mykonos Island, Greece.
07-04-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Italian merchant Rosa M. with gunfire south of Cattaro, Yugoslavia.
12-04-1942 HMS Turbulent makes a torpedo attack on a submarine off Fiume. The target is not hit.
14-04-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Italian sailing vessel Franco with gunfire off Sebenico, Yugoslavia.
16-04-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Delia off Brindisi, Italy.
14-05-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the Italian sailing vessel San Giusto with gunfire 10 miles east of Apollonia, Greece.
18-05-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bolsena west of Bengasi, Libya.
29-05-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian destroyer Emanuelle Pessagno and the Italian merchant Capo Arma about 70 nautical miles north-west of Bengasi, Libya.
02-06-1942 HMS Turbulent twice attacks the German submarine U-81. All 7 torpedoes miss the target.
24-06-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Regulus in the Gulf of Sirte about 5 nautical miles west of Ghemines.
04-07-1942 While on patrol off Benghazi, Libya HMS Turbulent fires torpedoes at the Italian transport Nino Bixio and the German transport Ankara. The torpedoes miss.
06-08-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the wreck of the Italian destroyer Strale off Cape Bon.
17-08-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and damages the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio 12 nautical miles south-west of Navarino, Greece. This ship is loaded with some 2000 POW's, over which over 300 perish as a result of this attack.
19-08-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Pozarica off Antikythera, Greece.
08-10-1942 HMS Turbulent sinks the German Kreta with gunfire near Ras al Hilal, Libya.
11-11-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine tender Bengasi about 10 nautical miles north-east of Capo Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy.
29-12-1942 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Marte east of Cape Ferrato, Sardinia, Italy.
11-01-1943 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Vittoria Beraldo near Cattaro, Yugoslavia.
01-02-1943 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Pozzuoli off Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy.
05-02-1943 HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Utilitas off Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
23-02-1943 HMS Turbulent sailed from Algiers for a patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Turbulent did not respond to any further messages and did not return.
01-03-1943 HMS Turbulent sinks the Italian merchant San Vincenzo off Paola, Italy.
14-03-1943 HMS Turbulent was lost, presumed mined

IT is believed by a variety of sources that Turbulent was actually sunk whilst transiting a minefield. Her Captain Tubby Linton V.C. heard a message about a possible target that was not intended for him. He was on an interception course and forgot to check for any info on minefield disposition.
(Source the Fighting Tenth)

On 23rd February 1943 HMS Turbulent sailed from Algiers for a patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea. On 1st March she attacked and sank the Italian steam ship Vincenz. On the 11th she is known to have attacked the mail ship Mafalda. The following morning the anti-submarine trawler Teti II sighted the periscope and conning tower of a submarine and attacked, it is believed, without success. Turbulent did not respond to any further messages and did not return when expected on 23rd March.
25-05-1943 The King was Graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross for great valour in command of HM Submarines to Commander John Wallace Linton, DSO, DSC, Royal Navy
Comments

Comment by: JEAN-PIERRE MISSON on April 22, 2016

HMS TURBULENT COULD BE ONE OF THE EIGHT SUBMARINES THAT HAVE BEEN SONAR LOCATED OFF TABARKA , TUNISIA IN 2015 . THIS WILL BE ASCERTAINED THIS SUMMER 2016 . THE AREA IS NOW KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN A NAVAL MINEFIELD PLANTED BY THE GERMAN 3S.FLOTILLA , DEC 1942.

Comment by: Christopher Morgan-Jones on April 8, 2016

The wreck has not been found and the mining has been discredited. She was peobably lost in an engagememt by the Italian navy ship Ardito.

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