| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in June 1959 at Faslane. |
| 1944: | Acting Lieutenant | Reginald Lewis Willoughby (RNR) | |
| 1944: | Acting Lieutenant | Paul Stamford Thirsk (RNR) | DSC |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | Peter Tremayne Miles | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | William David Stewart Scott | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | Michael Robert Russell Kirkwood |
Served with the Danish Navy as Storen from 1947-58.
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| Admiralty Approved | 6th May, 1944 | |
| Motto | Astu vincere. (By craft to conquer.) | |
| Symbology | Crafty or cunning, like a fox. | |
| Design Notes | A vixen couchant proper on a white field. | |
| 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 |
Tireless (P 327) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: T Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | T 3 |
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Fate: Scrapped in 1968 at Newport. |
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It was obvious that whatever had caused Affray to sink, and had ended the lives of all those on board, had occurred quickly.
Sixty years later, in this compelling maritime investigation, Alan Gallop uses previously top secret documents, interviews with experts and contemporary news sources to explore how and why Affray became the last British submarine lost at sea, and possibly the greatest maritime mystery since the Marie Celeste.
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 6th May, 1944 | |
| Motto | Astu vincere. (By craft to conquer.) | |
| Symbology | Crafty or cunning, like a fox. | |
| Design Notes | A vixen couchant proper on a white field. | |
| 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 |
Tireless (P 327) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: T Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | T 3 |
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Fate: Scrapped in 1968 at Newport. |
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It was obvious that whatever had caused Affray to sink, and had ended the lives of all those on board, had occurred quickly.
Sixty years later, in this compelling maritime investigation, Alan Gallop uses previously top secret documents, interviews with experts and contemporary news sources to explore how and why Affray became the last British submarine lost at sea, and possibly the greatest maritime mystery since the Marie Celeste.
12 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
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
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