| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | S2 |
| Fate: | This Submarine sailed for a North Sea patrol on 4th July 1940 and was expected to return to base on 14th July 1940. The Submarine is thought to have been sunk with all hands after hitting a mine on 9th July 1940. |
1935: Portsmouth.
1936-1939: Mediterranean.
1939: Malta.
1939: 2nd Flotilla. HMS Forth, Sheerness.
1939: 2nd Flotilla. HMS Forth, Harwich.
1939: 2nd Flotilla. HMS Forth, Dundee.
1940: 2nd Flotilla. HMS Forth, Rosyth.
1939: Returned to Home Waters.
1939 - 1940: Carried out patrols in the North Sea and Skagerrak, sank the U.36 (Fröhlich) 4th December 1939, the first U-boat to be sunk by a British submrine.
Roll of Honour |
41
|
| Anderson, Frederick Cyril |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Baker, Philip Denis Edward |
|
|||||
| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Baugh, Walter John DSM |
|
|||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Bickford, Edward Oscar DSO |
|
|||||
| Commander | ||||||
| Commanding Officer | ||||||
| Boulton, Johnn Robert Alfred |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Brooks, William |
|
|||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Burges, John Herman |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Cawthra, George DSM |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Ex.M37674 | ||||||
| Cooke, Thomas |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Davis, William Leonard |
|
|||||
| Warrant Engineer | ||||||
| Dixon, George |
|
|||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Durcan, Albert Patrick |
|
|||||
| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Fear, William John |
|
|||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Fuller, William Matthew |
|
|||||
| Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | ||||||
| Gomm, Jack Edmund |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Gyngell, John James |
|
|||||
| Leading Seaman | ||||||
| Hall, Peter Edward |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Hancock, Robin Hugh Meliss DSC |
|
|||||
| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Harrison, Arthur Albert George |
|
|||||
| Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | ||||||
| Harrison, Squire |
|
|||||
| Leading Seaman | ||||||
| Hill, Norman James DSM |
|
|||||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer | ||||||
| Holmes, Cecil William |
|
|||||
| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Holmes, James |
|
|||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | ||||||
| Howe, Edward Hibbitt |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Mallett, Robert George |
|
|||||
| Leading Telegraphist | ||||||
| O'Mahoney, Michael |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Ottignon, Charles Vivian |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Palmer, George |
|
|||||
| Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist | ||||||
| Paterson, Edward |
|
|||||
| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Power, Louis |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Rawlings, Henry Charles Edward |
|
|||||
| Leading Seaman | ||||||
| Skelt, Kenneth Douglas |
|
|||||
| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Spittles, Eric Victor |
|
|||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Stroud, Robert Patrick |
|
|||||
| Leading Telegraphist | ||||||
| Summers, Owen Jack |
|
|||||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | ||||||
| Swallow, Alfred Charles |
|
|||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Walden, Raymond Barry |
|
|||||
| Telegraphist | ||||||
| Walker, Maurice William |
|
|||||
| Leading Telegraphist | ||||||
| Whittaker, Edward DSM |
|
|||||
| Leading Signalman | ||||||
| Williams, Leonard Primrose |
|
|||||
| Leading Seaman | ||||||
| Wykeham-Martin, Maurice Fairfax DSC |
|
|||||
| Lieutenant | ||||||
| 15-06-1933 | Laid Down |
| 30-04-1934 | Launched |
| 08-03-1935 | Completed |
| 04-12-1939 | The German submarine U-36 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea south-west of Kristiansand, Norway, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon. The first U-boat to be sunk by a British submarine. |
| 12-12-1939 | German liner Bremen arrives at Bremerhaven from Murmansk, having evaded the British blockade. Bremen was intercepted by HMS Salmon but the submarine observed the then current rules of engagement and surfaced to order Bremen to heave-to. However, a German flying boat appeared and Salmon was forced to dive and Bremen escaped |
| 13-12-1939 | HMS Salmon torpedoes & damages cruisers Leipzig & Nuremburg as they cover a destroyer minelaying operation off the River Tyne |
| 20-06-1940 | HMS Salmon fires two torpedoes against a German convoy about 15 nautical miles south-west of Egersund, Norway. Both torpedoes missed their intended targets. |
| 09-07-1940 | HMS Salmon departed her base to patrol off Skudesnes on the SW coast of Norway. She was sent signals on 9th, 11th and 12th July, the final one ordering a return to base. None of these signals were acknowledged. Later it became known that one of the signals routed her across a minefield, which at the time was unknown to the Admiralty. There is also a possibility that she was attacked by aircraft, but mining is the most likely. |
| Length overall | 217 ft |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 11 ft |
| Displacement | 872 tons (surface) |
| 990 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 14.75 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 6000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Armament (i) | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 1 21 inch stern tube | |
| (13 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| 1 x 20mm Oerlikon cannon | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 35 Ratings. |
| Note | (i) The armament of submarines of this class varied considerably. For example: 23 boats were fitted with the six bow tubes only; 18 vessels, intended to operate in the Far East, had their 3 inch guns replaced by 4 inch guns; whilst, in some boats, the Oerlikon cannon replaced, rather than supplemented, the three machine-guns. |
ommodore David Charles Langbridge Crossed the Bar on the 28th November 2025 aged 68. David's birthplace being Horsforth Yorkshire. David had a long and distinguished Naval and Civilian career.
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
15 pages added or updated in the last 2 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.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.
| Length overall | 217 ft |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Depth | 11 ft |
| Displacement | 872 tons (surface) |
| 990 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 350 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15 knots (design) |
| Surface 14.75 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 9 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Endurance | Surface: 6000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Armament (i) | 6 x 21 inch bow tubes |
| 1 21 inch stern tube | |
| (13 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 3 inch gun | |
| 3 x 0.303 inch machine-guns | |
| 1 x 20mm Oerlikon cannon | |
| Complement | 5 Officers and 35 Ratings. |
| Note | (i) The armament of submarines of this class varied considerably. For example: 23 boats were fitted with the six bow tubes only; 18 vessels, intended to operate in the Far East, had their 3 inch guns replaced by 4 inch guns; whilst, in some boats, the Oerlikon cannon replaced, rather than supplemented, the three machine-guns. |
ommodore David Charles Langbridge Crossed the Bar on the 28th November 2025 aged 68. David's birthplace being Horsforth Yorkshire. David had a long and distinguished Naval and Civilian career.
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
15 pages added or updated in the last 2 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.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.
Comments
Comment by: Robin Butler on June 12th, 2021
Salmon's heraldic crest was "A salmon saltant proper" and her motto "fluctibus floreo" - translation "I flourish under the waves"
Comment by: Robin Butler (daughter of Robin Hugh Meliss Hancoc on June 12th, 2021
The wreck of HMS Salmon was located in April 2008 off the coast of Norway by a surveying vehicle prospecting for a cable laying route
This form is for you to comment on, or add additional information to this page. Any questions will be deleted. If you wish to ask a question contact the Branch or the Webmaster using the Contact Us page or ask your question on our Facebook Page