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Vivid (P 77)

Built By: Vickers (Tyne)
Build Group: V2
Fate: Scrapped in October 1950 at Faslane.

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Events

26-10-1942 Laid Down
15-10-1943 Launched
19-01-1944 Completed
09-06-1944 HMS Vivid torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Tanais off Crete.
14-06-1944 HMS Vivid attacks the small German merchant Anita with gunfire south-west of Kos, Greece.
14-07-1944 HMS Vivid torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Suzanne off the Gulf of Korinth.
19-07-1944 HMS Vivid sinks a Greek fishing vessel with gunfire off Santorini Island, Greece.
21-07-1944 HMS Vivid sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Monemvassia, Greece.
22-07-1944 HMS Vivid torpedoes and sinks the German guardboat GA 71/Pétrel VI north of Suda Bay, Crete, Greece.
11-08-1944 HMS Vivid attacks the small German merchant Toni between Milos and Suda Bay. The attack is unsuccesful.
08-10-1944 HMS Vivid torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Achilles and the German tugs Horst and Paul with gunfire north-west of Chios Island, Greece.
22-06-1945 HMS Vivid sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.
Comments

Comment by: Mr P J King Ex RNR (Vivid) on February 10, 2025

The Bell of HM S/M Vivid is currently in the possession of HMS Vivid the RNR unit in Plymouth. it was presented to the then Headquarters' unit in 1957/8 by Lt J C Varley the boats first commanding officer.

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