Universal (P 57)
| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | U2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in June 1946 at Milford Haven. |
Universal (P 57)
Commanders
| 1942: | Lieutenant | Cecil Gordon | |
| 1944: | Lieutenant | Samuel Stanley Brooks | DSC MID |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | Robin William Garson | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | Arlingham Jerome D Arcy Burdett | DSC |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | Bruce Collins | MID |
| 1945: | Acting Lieutenant | Derek John Palmer (RNVR) |
Events
| 05-09-1941 | Laid Down |
| 10-10-1942 | Launched |
| 08-03-1943 | Completed |
| 06-09-1943 | HMS Universal sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessels V 130/Ugo and V 134/Tre Sorelle with gunfire west of La Spezia, Italy. |
| 18-12-1943 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant La Foce south of Chiavari, Genova, Italy. |
| 27-02-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker (in German control) Cesteriano off Cape Camarat, southern France. |
| 23-05-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary gunboat SG 15 off Genua, Italy. |
| 17-06-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Canosa off Cassis, southern France. |
| 21-06-1944 | HMS Universal sinks the German Guardboat FMa 06 south of Marseille, southern France. |
| 22-06-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German merchants President Dal Piaz and Canosa off Cassis, southern France. |
| 14-07-1944 | HMS Universal damages the Spanish sailing vessel Sevellina off Port Vendres, southern France. |
| 04-08-1944 | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German auxilary minesweeper Petrel of the coast southern France. |
| 08-08-1944 | While on patrol off H'res, southern France, HMS Universal torpedoes and damages against an enemy auxiliary minesweeper. |
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