P 556
| Built By: | Fore River (USA) |
| Build Group: | US-S |
| Fate: | Returned US on paper in 1946 after a battery explosion, partially scrapped in UK 1947, scrapping completed in Spain 1987. |
Commanders
| 1942: | Lieutenant | Laurence Edward Herrick | MID |
| 1942: | Lieutenant | Stewart Armstrong Porter | |
| 1943: | Lieutenant | Rudland Dallas Cairns | DSC |
| 1943: | Lieutenant | John Renwick Haig Haddow | DSC |
| 1943: | Lieutenant | Arthur Connuch Halliday | MID |
| 1943: | Lieutenant Commander | Frederick Henry Sherwood (RCNVR) |
USS S-29 was decommissioned from the USN in 1942 and simultaneously transferred to United Kingdom where she was renamed HMS P556
As part of 8th Flotilla, she was used for anti-submarine training until she was damaged by a battery explosion
After the Battery Explosion the submarine was laid up on the mud flats at Porchester where she remained abandoned for many years util she was removed during the construction of the M271. For many years afterwards, the hulk was a fixture at Harry Pound's Scrapyard visible to all driving into and out of Portsmouth until she was finally broken up.
Roll of Honour |
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| Edwards, Arthur E MID C/KX 80308 | Born: 22nd Dec, 1911. | ||
| Died: 28th Jan, 1944. | |||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Aged: 32 | ||
| Arthur Edwards was the son of Henry and Alice Edwards. Having served for a number of years in the RNVR, he signed on for twelve years with the Royal Navy on 25th March 1930 and volunteered for service in Submarines in 1933. Arthur Edwards served on both Ships and Submarines, including the Battleship HMS Valiant, the Cruiser HMS Sussex and Submarines L56, Swordfish, Snapper, L27 and P556. In January 1941, he was awarded a Mention in Dispatches for his actions during an attack on an escorted enemy supply ship. Arthur Edwards was killed in a Battery explosion onboard Submarine P556 whilst alongside at HMS Dolphin and all others onboard at the time were injured except one. Thirty-two-year-old Arthur Edwards was the husband of Marion Margaret Edwards of Barnes, Surrey and father of Marion Alice Edwards. |
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Events
| 17-04-1919 | Laid down |
| 09-11-1922 | Launched |
| 22-05-1924 | Commissioned |
| 05-06-1942 | Transferred to the Royal Navy |
| 27-01-1944 | Damaged by a battery explosion |
| 26-01-1946 | Returned to the US Navy |
| 24-01-1947 | Sold for scrap |
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