Tactician (P 314)

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Tactician (P 314)

Built By:	Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group:	T 3
Fate:	Scrapped 6th December 1963 at Newport.

Tactician

Tactician Jan 1953

Tactician

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Commanders

1942:	Lieutenant	Charles Philip Bowers
1942:	Lieutenant Commander	Anthony Foster Collett	DSC
1942:	Lieutenant Commander	Edward Arthur Woodward	DSO
1944:	Lieutenant	Charles Philip Bowers
1944:	Lieutenant Commander	Norman Limbury Auchinleck Jewell	MBE DSC MID
1945:	Lieutenant	Barry Loraine Dudley Rowe
1947:	Acting Lieutenant Commander	Huston Roe Murray	MID
1955:	Lieutenant Commander	John Evelyn Moore

Ex P94

1943: Mediterranean.
1943: Indian Ocean.
1944: Indian Ocean.

Roll of Honour

Died: 21-12-1942
McLeod, Donald Doyle D/SSX 28215
	Able Seaman	Died: 21-12-1942	Aged: 20
from Lybster
	'He was lost overboard from a skiff when returning from Arrochar, Loch Long to the Submarine which was moored to a buoy in the Loch. Although reported to be a strong swimmer he was weighed down by his clothing and boots and was drowned. Donald McLeod was the son of Edward and Jean Campbell McLeod. He was the husband of Isabella Jane McLeod'

Events

13-11-1941	Laid Down

29-07-1942	Launched

29-11-1942	Completed

05-05-1943	HMS Tactician sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel V17/Pia with gunfire about 10 nautical miles west of Grosseto, Italy.

06-06-1943	HMS Tactician sinks the Italian sailing vessel Bice with gunfire 5 nautical miles north-east off the Bari lighthouse.

28-02-1944	HMS Tactician sinks a small Japanese vessel off Penang.

27-05-1944	HMS Tactician sinks two Siamese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Siam.

Comments

Comment by: john connell on September 28, 2024

The HMS Tactician ship�s bell and chess knight are now located in The Tea Rooms in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

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Length overall	273 ft 6 inch
Beam	26 ft 6 inch
Depth	14 ft 3 inch
Displacement	1422 tons (surface)
	1571 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	(i) 300 ft
Speed	Surface 15.25 knots (design)
	Surface 15.25 knots (service)
	Submerged 9 knots (design)
	Submerged 8.75 knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Endurance	Surface: 7500 miles at 15.25 knots (design)
	(ii) Surface: 8000 miles at 10 knots (service)
	Submerged: 80 miles at 4 knots (design)
	Submerged: 80 miles at 4 knots (service)
Armament	8 x 21 inch bow tubes (2 external)
	2 x 21 inch amidship tubes
	(17 torpedoes carried)
	1 x 4 inch gun
	1 x 20mm Oerlikon cannon
	3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns
Complement	(peacetime) 5 Officers and 51 Ratings
	(wartime) 6 Officers and 56 Ratings
Notes	(i) This was increased to 350 feet in the all-welded boats.
	(ii) T Class submarines serving in the Far East were modified to carry extra fuel, which increased endurance to 11 000 miles at 10 knots.

Class:	1930 - 1946: Grampus Class
Built By:	Chatham Dockyard (Medway)
Build Group:	G2
Fate:
Seal had been detailed to conduct a mine-lay in the Kattegat. Following the mine-lay the submarine was disabled and was un-manoeuvrable after accidentally hitting a mine. The Crew were forced to surrender to German Air and Surface forces. Although attempts were made to scuttle the Submarine Seal was salvaged by the German Navy who tried unsuccessfully to operate.

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