HMS P36 (submarine)

HMS P36 (submarine)

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HMS "P36" was a British U class submarine, a member of the third group of that class to be built. She was sunk at the quayside in Malta in 1942, and some of her survivors were shipwrecked again in another submarine less than six weeks later.

Notable career events

* 26 November 1941: While on patrol in the Bay of Biscay HMS "P36" (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) attacks a German submarine with torpedoes south-west of Belle-Ile island in position 47°16'N, 03°20'W. All torpedoes missed their target. The following German submarines all returned to Saint-Nazaire this day, U-133, U-552, U-567 and U-577. One of these was most likely the target of this attack. [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3546.html Uboat.net - P36] ]

* 13 February 1942: HMS "P36" fires four torpedoes against the Italian heavy cruisers "Gorizia" and "Trento" in the Ionian Sea about convert|90|nmi|km|-1 east of Capo Spartivento, Calabria, Italy in position 37°42'N, 18°00'E. All torpedoes fired missed their targets.

*15 February 1942: HMS "P36" torpedoes and damages the Italian destroyer "Carabiniere" off Taranto.

*1 April 1942: HMS "P36" was lying alongside a jetty at Sliema Harbour in Malta when the Luftwaffe attacked the harbour. A large bomb landed sufficiently near to the submarine to hole her and she began to sink. Despite desperate efforts to save the submarine she rolled over and sank. [ [http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm#p36 Royal Naval Submarine Museum: list of losses - P36] ] She was raised on 7 August 1958 and scuttled off Malta on 22 August 1958. Following the loss of "P36" in 1942, some surviving crew members embarked on board HMS "Olympus" bound for Gibraltar. Shortly after leaving Malta on 8 May 1942, "Olympus" was sunk after striking a mine. Nine of the 98 passengers and crew swam convert|7|mi|km|0 back to the Maltese coast. [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3395.html Uboat.net: HMS Olympus] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.submariners.co.uk/Boats/Barrowbuilt/UV_Class/ Submariners Association - U and V class submarines]


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