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Ultor (P 53)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: U2
Fate: Scrapped 22vd January 1946 at Briton Ferry.

Ultor

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1943: 10th Flotilla. Malta.

Lt. Hunt was the top scoring Commanding officer during the latter period of the 10th Flotilla's existence.

He is reputed to have achieved 32 hits from 68 torpedoes fired destroying a higher number of vessels than any other British submarine CO during the war.

His tally reads as follows: 20 ships and 8 small craft of his aggregate 43,00 tons sunk a high proportion were supply tankers.

Transported chariots for attacks on Taranto in 1943.

Events

30-12-1941  Laid Down
12-10-1942  Launched
31-12-1942  Completed
12-04-1943  HMS Ultor fires three torpedoes against a German controlled merchant and the German merchant Nicoline Maersk about 8 nautical miles east of Cape Camarat. All torpedoes miss.
14-04-1943  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the French Penerf off Nizza, southern France.
13-06-1943  Submarine Ultor bombards the D/F station, Lipari Islands
15-06-1943  HMS Ultor sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Tullio/No.92
08-07-1943  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Valfionita off Rasocomolo, Sicily, Italy.
28-08-1943  HMS Ultor sinks the Italian torpedo boat Lince off Punta Alice, Italy.
24-09-1943  HMS Ultor torpedoes and damages the German tanker Champagne 11 nautical miles east of Bastia, Corsica, France.
19-10-1943  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Aversa off Rapallo, Italy.
08-02-1944  HMS Ultor fires 4 torpedoes against the German auxiliary minelayer Niedersachsen off St.Raphaël, southern France. All torpedoes missed.
15-02-1944  HMS Ultor sinks the German sailing vessel Paulewith gunfire off Hyeres, southern France.
03-04-1944  HMS Ultor sinks four sailing vessels off Kythira Island, Greece.
04-04-1944  HMS Ultor sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire in the Aegean north-east of Monemvasia, Greece.
06-04-1944  HMS Ultor sinks three sailing vessels in the Aegian east of Paralia, Greece.
07-04-1944  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks a large sailing vessel off Monemvassia, Greece.
15-05-1944  HMS Ultor attacks and damages a French fishing vessel with gunfire off Cape Camarat, southern France.
30-05-1944  HMS Ultor fires 4 torpedoes at the German netlayer NT 38 off Cap Camarat, southern France. The torpedoes miss. She does sink the German auxiliary patrol vessel Vinotra III.
31-05-1944  HMS Ultor sinks the German guardvessel FCi 01 with gunfire off Cassis, southern France.
02-06-1944  HMS Ultor sinks the German patrol vessel SG-11 north of Port Vendres, southern France.
20-06-1944  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German tug Cebre south of Cannes, southern France.
27-06-1944  While on patrol off Nizza, southern France HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German tankers Felix 1 and Tempo 3.
21-07-1944  HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2211/Hardy 6 nautical miles west of Genua, Italy.

Adoption

Officially adopted by Radcliffe
Warship Week from 21 Mar 1942 to 28 Mar 1942

Official

Unofficial
U2 Specification
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