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| Name | Class | Pennant | Crew |
Built | Builder | Disposal Date | Method |
| Tradewind | T3 | P329 | 61 | 11-Dec-42 | HMDY Chatham | 01-Dec-55 | Scrap |  Successful in Far East. Sank Japanese merchant Junyo Maru, 5,065 tons west of Sumatra, 18-Sep-44. The Junyo Maru, built in Glasgow by the shipbuilders, Robert Duncan & Co., was en route from Java to Sumatra. On board were 1,377 Dutch, 64 British and Australian Prisoners of War and a few dozen American merchant seamen. Also on board were 4,200 Javanese slave labourers bound for work on the 220 km. long railway line being built between Pakan Baru and Muaro in Sumatra. The death toll amounted to 5,620 dead, the world's greatest sea disaster at that time. A total of 723 survivors were rescued by Japanese ships, only to be employed on the building of the railway. Many did not survive the war. Of the 100+ Dutch survivors, 10 died on the railway. The submarine commander could not have known that the ship carried such a cargo. Sank Nanshin Maru in China Sea, 11-Feb-45 and tanker
Takasago Maru 53 miles from Kota Bharu, 06°48'N, 101°36'E. 29-Apr-45. Also laid mines which claimed merchant Kyokku Maru off Mergui, 1-Jan-45. Converted to acoustic trials
submarine (as pictured). All armament removed or blanked off with the exception of two torpedo tubes. Given a reduced and faired bridge structure. British ASDIC suite replaced by German BALKON passive hydrophone in the keel, and a Nieblung transducer in a fairing fwd of conning
tower, more obvious in the 1951 picture below. Broken up at Charlestown, Fife.
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| Traveller | T2 | N48 | 61 | 27-Aug-41
| Scott's
Greenock | 4-Dec-42 | War Loss |  Suffered
bomb damage during building, May 1941, in adjacent dock to Trooper, which sustained some damage to its stern.
Lt. Cdr. George D A Gregory DSO (19 November 1941 - 6 May 1942); Lt. M B St John (21 April 1942 - 26 November 1942); Lt. Cmdr. D St Clair-Ford (26
November 1942 - 4 December 1942);
14 to 24 May 1942: (Lt. M B St John) On passage from Holy Loch (after
working up trials) to Gibraltar to join 8th Submarine Flotilla. 3 to 11
June 1942: Working up patrol south of Alboran Islands and Morocco. 19 June
to 7 July 1942: 2nd working up patrol in the Mediterranean. On passage
from Gibraltar to Haifa, to join 1st Submarine Flotilla. 19 July to 14
August 1942: On patrol in Adriatic. Missed a 2000 ton unescorted supply
ship, the Italian cruiser 'Cattaro', a steamer, a German U-boat (with
torpedoes and gunfire) and an Italian U-boat. Disappointing first war
patrol. 30 August to 20 September 1942: On patrol off Tobruk and Benghazi.
On 5 September, carried out snap attack and sunk Italian merchant ship 'Albachiara',
1245 tons. Moved to the Aegean and recovered 2 men from shore near Laridos,
Crete, on night of 17/18 September. 4 to 25 October 1942: On patrol in
south Aegean. On 9 Oct attacked and damaged a 6000 ton tanker. Went to Port
Said for minor repairs and then to Beirut, arrived on 5 November. 28
November 1942: (Lt. Cdr. D St. Clair-Ford) Reconnaissance patrol off the
coast of Taranto, for OPERATION PORTCULLIS (to attack Italian battleships
in Taranto Harbour with 'Chariots'- Human Torpedoes). Traveller did not
return from this dangerous area and was probably mined on or about 4
December 1942.
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| Trenchant | T3 | P331 | 61 | 24-Mar-43 | HMDY Chatham | 23-Jul-63 | Scrap |  On
completion, assigned the then crew of Thrasher when the latter was
taken in for refit. This included one Lieutenant Commander A R Hezlet who
became the youngest commanding officer in the RN at that time - later Cdr
Arthur R Hezlet DSO DSC RN. In Sept 43, assigned to 4th Flotilla based in
Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Trenchant’s initial service in
the waters around south east Asia and the Pacific included the delivery of
members of the SBS (special boat service) on a mission to destroy a bridge
over the River Peudana along the north coast of Sumatra and the laying of a
minefield in Aru bay in the Malacca straits which succeeded in the confirmed
sinking of at least two enemy merchant vessels.
23 Sep 44, sank
German Type IXD2 U-boat U859 off Penang, 05.46N, 100.04E. Trenchant
sighted the U-boat running on the surface, and attacked with 3 stern
torpedoes one of which hit below the conning tower. After U859 sank, Trenchant
surfaced and recovered 17 survivors of U859’s crew including her
captain and transported them as POW’s to Trincomalee. Launched Chariots for raid on Phuket Harbour on 28-Oct-44, sinking the Sumatra Maru, 4,859 tons. Laid mines 16-Sep-44 which claimed Japanese tanker Hozan Maru and merchant Nikkaku Maru, east of Sumatra, on 23-Jan-45.
Assisted Terrapin in sinking of S/M Chaser No.5 in Malacca Strait 4-Mar-45.
Sank Minesweeper No.105 in Java Sea 25-May-45. Sank Japanese cruiser Ashigara, Banka Strait
8 June 45, hit with five (Mk8) torpedoes but needed another two to finish her off. (See details).
Returned to the UK in July 1945.
14 Jun 50
suffered an explosion. Still had another 12+ years of service. Paid off and taken to Faslane 23 July 1963 and broken
up for scrap.
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| Trespasser | T3 | P312, P92 | 61 | 29-May-42 | Vickers Armstrong Barrow | 01-Sep-61 | Scrap |  Built
without Oerlikon AA gun. Took part in convoy protection duties off North
Cape, December 1942. Operated in Far East from 1944.
[Ed. note - First submarine I boarded - at Portsmouth Navy Days (1960?)]. Broken up at
Gateshead.
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| Triad | T1 | 53T | 56 | 16-Sep-39 | Vickers Armstrong | 20-Oct-40 | War Loss | | (R.D.C.P. Jonas DSC, Cdr.
E.R.J. Oddie DSC, Lt Cdr George S Salt DSC), 14-Oct-39 to 15-Nov-39, First uneventful patrol. 18-Nov-39 to
4-Dec-39 - On second patrol off The Naze, Norway, damaged a hydroplane shaft and had to be towed to Stavanger for repairs. Only 48 hours was allowed in the (then) neutral port but the work was carried out within the time and she returned to Rosyth. 16-Dec-39 to 28-Mar-40. Carried out 4 uneventful patrols in North Sea. 8-20 April 1940. Patrol area off the entrance to Oslo Fjord, during which, on the 11th, she sank the merchant ship Ionia 3,012 tons in the Skagerrak, and on the 20th she sank a second ship of 4,400 tons. 27-Jun40 to 13-Jul-40. Attacked a suspected 'Q' ship, a Swedish steamer and was counter-attacked. 27-Jul to 4-Aug-40.
On the way home, on 3 Aug, attacked a U-boat, the Type VIIb U-46, with gunfire without success, neither boat was able to attack the other with torpedoes. 29-Aug to 6-Sep-40. After a short refit at Dundee, joined 1st SM Flotilla at Gibraltar. 11-Sep to 2-Oct-40. Patrol area, north
Tyrrhenian Sea. 9-Oct to 20-Oct-40. This patrol, which was to be her last, was off the coast of Libya and she was then to proceed to Alexandria. (Possibly) Became the first 'T' class sunk in Med 38'16N-17'37E - 'overdue, presumed lost'. Recent research suggests Triad was sunk by the gunfire of Italian
Balilla-class submarine Enrico Toti on the 15th October, rather than Rainbow as was believed for many years. It also suggests her patrol area was off the coast of Calabria in the Ionian Sea and not Libya.
The famous
Italian S/M Enrico Toti.
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| Tribune | T1 | 76T, N76 | 56 | 08-Dec-38 | Scotts, Greenock | 01-Jul-47 | Scrap |  Lt Cdr Peter Piper DSO DSC&Bar, (ex Unsparing).
26 Sep 40 - A few hours before reaching her base at L'Orient, German Type
IId U-boat U-138 encountered the Tribune, which fired four
torpedoes. None hit the U-boat, which escaped and reached its base.
At some time in 1943, the Tribune appeared as HMS
"Tyrant" in the Crown Film Unit film production of "Close
Quarters".
22 March
43, Mediterranean, torpedoed a Norwegian ship, the President
Herrenschmidt, operated by the Germans, in position 39.14N 15.59E,
hitting the target in the stern. The target was taken in tow by her escort, the Italian
torpedo-boat Sirio.
Broken up at Milford Haven.
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| Trident | T1 | 52T, N52 | 56 | 07-Dec-38 | Cammell Laird Birkenhead | 17-Feb-46 | Scrap | | Lt
Cdr Seale; 8 Apr 40, sank German tanker Stedingen 8000 tons, off Norway. Sank
a German Uboat in Sørøysund, Norway, 27 Sep 41 (this is not
recorded on the excellent www.Uboat.net
). On patrol off Trondheim, Norway, Feb 1942, torpedoed and damaged German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.
(See more details). Later in Eastern Fleet (Lt. A.R. Profit DSC), from August
1943. 29 Aug 43, missed the Japanese training cruiser Kashii off
Sabang in the Strait of Malacca with a spread of eight torpedoes.
Returned to UK for repairs after only one patrol. Broken up at Newport. |
| Triton | T1 | 15T, N15 | 56 | 9-Nov-38 | Vickers Armstrong | 18-Dec-40 | War Loss |  First of T class.
Lt Cdr H P DeC Steele RN; accidentally sunk HMS/M Oxley off Obrestad, Norway, 10-Sep-39. Oxley did not answer identification signals and was presumed a U-boat.
More details. Lt.
G.C.I.St.B. Watkins; 10 Apr 1940, sank German steamers Friedenau, Weibert and patrol vessel Rau in Kattegat
. Mediterranean, 1940, claimed the sinking of Italian 8000-ton supply vessel at anchor off Savona, not confirmed. Left Malta 28/11/40 for southern Adriatic. On 6-Dec, an SOS from Italian merchant Olimpia was intercepted. Triton set off to intercept her and may have made a successful attack, before meeting a counter-attack from Italian torpedo boats. Overdue on 18th December
. Italians claimed she was sunk by torpedo boat Confienza on the 18th, but possibly by Italian MTB Clio.
Could also have been mined in the Strait of Otranto. Lost with all hands. |
| Triumph | T1 | 18T, N18 | 56 |
2-May-39 | Vickers Armstrong | 20-Jan-42 | War Loss |
| Lt Cdr McCoy - Triumph 1939 and picture.
1st Flotilla, Alexandria. Lt Cdr WSW Woods RN. At Battle of Matapan March
1941. Sank Italian s/m Salpa 27 June 1941 off Egyptian coast. 26 Aug 1941, torpedoed and damaged Italian heavy cruiser
Bolzano north of Sicily. (Lt. J.S. Huddart) Sailed from Alexandria on 26 Dec 1941 to land party near Athens
before patrol in the Aegean Sea. Reported making the landing on 30th, but failed to rendezvous back on 9th January.
Probably lost on Italian mines off Milo island, SE of Greece with all hands. |
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