Vivid (P 77)
| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in October 1950 at Faslane. |
Commanders
| 1943: | Lieutenant | John Cromwell Varley | |
| 1944: | Lieutenant | Ronald Max Seaburne-May | DSC |
| 1945: | Lieutenant Commander | George Edward Lynton Foster Edsell | |
| 1945: | Lieutenant | John Cromwell Varley |
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 10th, 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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