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Tudor (P 326)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: T 3
Fate: Scrapped in July 1963 at Faslane.

Tudor

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Events

20-09-1941  Laid Down
23-09-1943  Launched
16-01-1944  Completed
22-08-1944  HMS Tudor sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire north of Sumatra.
24-09-1944  HMS Tudor lays mines off the west coast of Siam.
16-11-1944  HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Sumatra.
22-12-1944  HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Burma.
24-12-1944  HMS Tudor sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Burma.
25-12-1944  HMS Tudor sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the west coast of Burma.
27-12-1944  Lt S A Porter, DSC sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Burma.
29-12-1944  HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Burma.
23-07-1945  HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea..
28-07-1945  HMS Tudor sinks two Japanese coasters with gunfire in the Java Sea.
29-07-1945  HMS Tudor sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea.
01-07-1957  The funeral of two crew members from the submarine HMS Pandora took place.

HMS Pandora was raised and beached in Kalkara Creek. In 1957 the submarine was broken up and during the breaking up the skeletons of two crew members were found. These remains were buried at sea from HMS Tudor. The burial service was read by the former Commanding Officer of HMS Pandora, Captain R L Alexander DSO, Royal Navy.

Adoption

Officially adopted by Bridgend
Warship Week from 15 Nov 1941 to 22 Nov 1941
Bridgend adopted HMS Urge after raising £215,623 during their Warship Week. HMS Urge was lost in April 1942 and thereafter HMS Tudor (P326) was adopted.

It is believed that the Royal Navy Museum holds the adoption plaque for HMS Tudor.

Official
T 3 Specification
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