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P 614

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: Turkish
Fate: Transferred to Turkey in 1945 when she reverted to her original name.
P614 in
P614 in 'We Dive at Dawn'
P614 alongside Depot Ship HMS Forth, Holy Loch, Scotland, 1942
P614 alongside Depot Ship HMS Forth, Holy Loch, Scotland, 1942

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Commanders
1942: Lieutenant   Denis John Beckley
1942: Lieutenant   Hartley Withers Wilkinson
1944: Acting Lieutenant   Percy Clive Stanbury Pritchard (RNR) MID
1945: Lieutenant   John Francis Michell

Ex Burak Reis Seconded by the RN whilst being built for the Turks

Events

 19-10-1940   Launched
 20-09-1942   HMS P-614 attacks the German submarine U-408 with torpedoes in the Arctic Ocean. All torpedoes miss. The crew thought they had sunk the target and the skipper (Lt. Beckley) even received a DSO for the sinking.
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