Ultor (P 53)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 22vd January 1946 at Briton Ferry. |
Ultor
Commanders
| 1943: | Lieutenant George Edward Hunt DSC MID |
| 1943: | Lieutenant Stephen John Fovargue |
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. |
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