| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping on 23rd December 1949. |
| 1943: | Lieutenant | John Chaloner Ogle | DSC |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | David Sivewright Brown (RNVR) |
| 14-02-1942 | Laid Down |
| 15-10-1943 | Launched |
| 13-01-1944 | Completed |
| 27-07-1944 | HMS Vigorous sinks the Greek sailing vessel Doxa with gunfire 18 miles south of Milos Island, Greece. |
| 03-09-1944 | HMS Vigorous claims the sinking of two sailing vessels off Paximadia Island, Greece. |
| 24-09-1944 | HMS Vigorous claims the sinking of a sailing vessel south-east of Cape Drepano, Sithonia Peninsula, Greece. |
| 27-09-1944 | HMS Vigorous torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Salomea and the German ferry SF 121 off Kassandra, Greece. |
| 16-06-1945 | HMS Vigorous damages a Japanese coaster with gunfire north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. |
| 23-12-1949 | Sold for scrapping. |
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 21st Jan, 1944 | |
| Motto | Victor vincit. (The victor conquers.) | |
| Symbology | This is a direct reference to the mythological figure of Hercules in his infancy. According to Greek mythology, the goddess Hera sent two serpents to kill the infant Hercules in his crib. The child, possessing divine strength, strangled the snakes with his bare hands. | |
| Design Notes | The infant Hercules kneeling on one knee, grasping in each hand a serpent all gold on a blue field. | |
Vigorus |
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| Unofficial (Broad Design) | ||
| Motto | Victor vincit. (The victor conquers.) | |
| Symbology | This is a direct reference to the mythological figure of Hercules, in his infancy. According to Greek mythology, the goddess Hera sent two serpents to kill the infant Hercules in his crib. The child, possessing divine strength, strangled the snakes with his bare hands. | |
| Design Notes | An infant seated on a rectangular stool. The child is facing the dexter. In his dexter hand, he holds a snake, and in his sinister hand, he grasps another snake, both held aloft. The child is depicted wearing a loincloth. | |
| Length overall | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| (8 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers and 33 Ratings |
| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | F17 |
| Fate: | |
| Sold to Italian Ship breakers in 1964 and scrapped at La Spezia, | |
July 1945. Eighteen young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from a top-secret underwater warfare unit prepare to undertake three audacious missions against the Japanese.
Using XE-craft midget submarines, the raiders will creep deep behind Japanese lines to sink two huge warships off Singapore and sever two vitally important undersea communications cables. Success will hasten ultimate victory over Japan; but if any of the men are captured they can expect a gruesome execution.
Can the Sea Devils overcome Japanese defences, mechanical failures, oxygen poisoning and submarine disasters to fulfil their missions? Mark Felton tells the true story of a band of young men living on raw courage, nerves and adrenalin as they attempt to pull off what could be the last great raid of World War Two.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 21st Jan, 1944 | |
| Motto | Victor vincit. (The victor conquers.) | |
| Symbology | This is a direct reference to the mythological figure of Hercules in his infancy. According to Greek mythology, the goddess Hera sent two serpents to kill the infant Hercules in his crib. The child, possessing divine strength, strangled the snakes with his bare hands. | |
| Design Notes | The infant Hercules kneeling on one knee, grasping in each hand a serpent all gold on a blue field. | |
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Vigorus |
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| Unofficial (Broad Design) | ||
| Motto | Victor vincit. (The victor conquers.) | |
| Symbology | This is a direct reference to the mythological figure of Hercules, in his infancy. According to Greek mythology, the goddess Hera sent two serpents to kill the infant Hercules in his crib. The child, possessing divine strength, strangled the snakes with his bare hands. | |
| Design Notes | An infant seated on a rectangular stool. The child is facing the dexter. In his dexter hand, he holds a snake, and in his sinister hand, he grasps another snake, both held aloft. The child is depicted wearing a loincloth. | |
| Length overall | 195 ft 6 inch |
| Beam | 15 ft 9 inch |
| Depth | 15 ft 10 inch |
| Displacement | 648 tons (surface) |
| 735 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (surface) |
| 9 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 4050 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Submerged: 23 miles at 8 knots or 170 miles at 2.5 knots (design) | |
| Armament | 4 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| (8 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| Complement | 4 Officers and 33 Ratings |
| Class: | Depot Ships |
| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | F17 |
| Fate: | |
| Sold to Italian Ship breakers in 1964 and scrapped at La Spezia, | |
July 1945. Eighteen young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from a top-secret underwater warfare unit prepare to undertake three audacious missions against the Japanese.
Using XE-craft midget submarines, the raiders will creep deep behind Japanese lines to sink two huge warships off Singapore and sever two vitally important undersea communications cables. Success will hasten ultimate victory over Japan; but if any of the men are captured they can expect a gruesome execution.
Can the Sea Devils overcome Japanese defences, mechanical failures, oxygen poisoning and submarine disasters to fulfil their missions? Mark Felton tells the true story of a band of young men living on raw courage, nerves and adrenalin as they attempt to pull off what could be the last great raid of World War Two.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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