Laid down (38)

1917: Destroyer Winchelsea (D 46)

1933: Destroyer Depot Ship Woolwich (F 80)

1934: Sloop Yarra (L 77 / U 77)

1939: Destroyer Inconstant (H 49) - Destroyer Ithuriel (H 05) - Submarine P 611 (P 611) - Submarine P 612 (P 612) - Submarine P 614 (P 614)

1940: Motor Torpedo Boat MTB 266 (MTB 266) - Corvette Sunflower (K 41) - Motor torpedo boat PT 17

1943: Frigate Byron (K 508) - Patrol vessel Kilmington (Z 14) - Dock landing ship Northway (F 142) - Submarine Turpin (P 354) - Destroyer Barton (ii) (DD 722) - Destroyer Escort Crowley (DE 303) - Destroyer Escort Falgout (DE 324) - Minesweeper Gadwall (AM 362) - Destroyer Escort Lowe (DE 325) - Tank landing ship LST 41 (LST 41) - Motor torpedo boat PT 450 - Destroyer Escort Rall (DE 304) - Minesweeper Recruit (AM 285) - Minesweeper Scurry (AM 304) - Minesweeper Spectacle (AM 305)

1944: Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-638 (LCI(L)-638) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-639 (LCI(L)-639) - Landing craft tank LCT 1094 (LCT 1094) - Landing craft tank LCT 1156 (LCT 1156) - Landing craft tank LCT 1157 (LCT 1157) - Landing craft tank LCT 1158 (LCT 1158) - Landing craft tank LCT 838 (LCT 838) - Medium landing ship LSM 218 (LSM 218) - Medium landing ship LSM 324 (LSM 324) - Tank landing ship LST 637 (LST 637) - Minesweeper Waxwing (AM 389)

1945: Motor torpedo boat PT 765

Launched (31)

1906: MS Trawler Fintray (FY 253)

1918: Submarine O-2 (63)

1919: Destroyer Ramsey (G 60) - Destroyer Gilmer (DD 233) - Destroyer Meade (i) (DD 274) - Patrol craft PE-48 (PE-48) - Submarine R-9 (86)

1937: Light cruiser Tromp

1941: Landing Craft Tank LCT 129 (LCT 129) - Mooring vessel Moorfire - Motor torpedo boat PT 29 - Net tender Teaberry (AN 34)

1943: Minesweeper Magic (J 400) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-425 (LCI(L)-425) - Destroyer Escort Ramsden (DE 382) - Submarine chaser SC-994 (SC-994)

1944: Motor minesweeper D 345 - MS Trawler Nasik (T 258) - Landing Craft Tank LCT 1131 (LCT 1131) - Landing Craft Tank LCT 7061 (LCT 7061) - Frigate Loch Fyne (K 429) - Motor minesweeper MMS 1070 (FY 1070) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-1028 (LCI(L)-1028) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-1068 (LCI(L)-1068) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-620 (LCI(L)-620) - Landing craft tank LCT 1154 (LCT 1154) - Landing craft tank LCT 1302 (LCT 1302) - Landing craft tank LCT 836 (LCT 836) - Medium landing ship LSM 313 (LSM 313) - Motor torpedo boat PT 448 - Dock landing ship Shadwell (LSD 15)

Commissioned (30)

1922: Submarine A-3

1935: Destroyer Faulknor (H 62)

1938: Torpedo boat Baliste

1939: Submarine Seal (37 M)

1940: Light cruiser Bonaventure (31) - Corvette Gardenia (K 99)

1942: Corvette Ville de Quebec (K 242)

1943: Rescue Tug Allegiance (W 50) - Submarine Bluefish (222) - Aircraft Carrier Bunker Hill (CV 17) - Submarine Cabrilla (288) - Tank landing ship LST 488 (LST 488) - Patrol craft PC-1124 (PC-1124) - Motor torpedo boat PT 244 - Motor torpedo boat PT 246 - Submarine chaser SC-1070 (SC-1070) - Submarine chaser SC-685 (SC-685) - Minesweeper YMS-336 (YMS-336)

1944: Minesweeper St. Joseph (J 359) - Frigate Thetford Mines (K 459) - Submarine tender Howard W. Gilmore (AS 16) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-616 (LCI(L)-616) - Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L)-687 (LCI(L)-687) - Medium landing ship LSM 7 (LSM 7) - Tank landing ship LST 1022 (LST 1022) - Tank landing ship LST 910 (LST 910) - Minesweeper Pinnacle (AM 274) - Motor torpedo boat PT 534 - Submarine Sea Devil (400)

1946: Seaplane tender Timbalier (AVP 54)

1940: Large destroyer Chacal - Destroyer Wessex (i) (D 43)

1941: Battlecruiser Hood (51)

More information on Allied Warships losses.

1940

Sloop HMS Enchantress: HMS Enchantress (Cdr. A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, RN) picks up 23 survivors from the Greek merchant Kyma that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-37 about 175 nautical miles south of Cape Clear in position 48°30'N, 09°30'W.

Destroyer HMS Wessex (i): The Polish destroyer Burza was ordered to join the British destroyers HMS Vimiera and HMS Wessex and shell German positions in Calais area. At 16.20 the Allied vessels opened fire on enemy armoured column at Sangatte Hill, west of Calais. 10 minutes later they were attacked by 27 German airplanes which hit and sank HMS Wessex. HMS Vimiera managed to escape. Then the entire enemy air group concentrated on the Polish destroyer. The AA guns (2 40 mm) jammed due to shrapnel hits, three bombs exploded in the water. They caused boiler damage and loss of speed. The commander (Lt.Cdr. Francki) ordered to emergency launch the torpedoed and drop all depth charges, trying to avoid additional explosions. Shortly after this, two bombs hit the Burza and badly damaged her. However the airplanes had dropped all of their bombs and broke off the attack. The crew managed to stop the leakage and return to Dover. One German airplane was shot down during the action.

Destroyer ORP Burza: The Polish destroyer Burza was ordered to join the British destroyers HMS Vimiera and HMS Wessex and shell German positions in Calais area. At 16.20 the Allied vessels opened fire on enemy armoured column at Sangatte Hill, west of Calais. 10 minutes later they were attacked by 27 German airplanes which hit and sank HMS Wessex. HMS Vimiera managed to escape. Then the entire enemy air group concentrated on the Polish destroyer. The AA guns (2 40 mm) jammed due to shrapnel hits, three bombs exploded in the water. They caused boiler damage and loss of speed. The commander (Komandor Podporucznik Wojciech Francki) ordered to emergency launch the torpedoed and drop all depth charges, trying to avoid additional explosions. Shortly after this, two bombs hit the Burza and badly damaged her. However the airplanes had dropped all of their bombs and broke off the attack. The crew managed to stop the leakage and return to Dover. One German airplane was shot down during the action.

Destroyer HMS Vimiera: The Polish destroyer Burza was ordered to join the British destroyers HMS Vimiera and HMS Wessex and shell German positions in Calais area. At 16.20 the Allied vessels opened fire on enemy armoured column at Sangatte Hill, west of Calais. 10 minutes later they were attacked by 27 German airplanes which hit and sank HMS Wessex. HMS Vimiera managed to escape. Then the entire enemy air group concentrated on the Polish destroyer. The AA guns (2 40 mm) jammed due to shrapnel hits, three bombs exploded in the water. They caused boiler damage and loss of speed. The commander (Lt.Cdr. Francki) ordered to emergency launch the torpedoed and drop all depth charges, trying to avoid additional explosions. Shortly after this, two bombs hit the Burza and badly damaged her. However the airplanes had dropped all of their bombs and broke off the attack. The crew managed to stop the leakage and return to Dover. One German airplane was shot down during the action.

1941

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious: Sailed from the Clyde despite being in incomplete state to take part in the hunt for the Bismarck. Her planes carried out 2 attacked and scored torpedo hits (3 claimed) on the battlewagon but were unable to slow her down (see Ark Royal entry).

Submarine HMS Ursula: HMS Ursula (Lt. I.L.M. McGeoch, RN in command as her regular Commanding Officer Lt. Mackenzie was sick) departed Malta for her 20th war patrol (7th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol the approaches to Tripoli, Libya. For the daily and attack positions of HMS Ursula during this patrol see the map below. HMS Ursula 20th war patrol click here for bigger map

Submarine HMS Tribune: HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Norfolk, RN) is joined by HMS Primrose (Lt.Cdr. A. Ayre, RNR). Both ships proceeds together towards the U.K.

Submarine HMS Upholder: HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) attacked a heavily escorted troop convoy, 10 nautical miles east of Siracusa, Sicily, Italy in position 36°41'N, 15°42'E and torpedoed and sank the Italian liner (used as troop transport) Conte Rosso (17879 GRT, built 1922). Upholder was heavily depth charged following this attack. (All times are zone -2) 2030 hours - Sighted three very large two-funnel liners in position 36°48'N, 15°42'E. Course was 215°. Closed to attack. It was later seen that there were at least four destroyers but most likely six. 2043 hours - Fired the last two torpedoes at the centre ship which was the biggest. The nearest destroyer (a Grecale-class) was then only 400 yards ahead. Upholder went to 150 feet upon firing and retired to the East. Two explosions were heard about a minute after firing. 2047 hours - Depth charging started. In all 37 depth charges were dropped. The last four at 2107 hours were very close. No damage was sustained. 2120 to 2125 hours - The target was heard to sink. 2250 hours - Surfaced and passed a report to Malta. There was a strong smell of fuel oil in the breeze upon surfacing. [The convoy Upholder attacked was made up of the above mentioned liner Conte Rosso as well as the liners Esperia (11398 GRT, built 1920), Marco Polo (12272 GRT, built 1912) and Victoria (13098 GRT, built 1931). They were escorted by the Italian destroyer Freccia as well as the Italian torpedo boats Orsa, Procione and Pegaso. The number of victims varies slightly according to sources, perhaps the more precise figures are 1291 killed or missing and 1441 survivors picked up.]

Battlecruiser HMS Hood: HMS Electra (Cdr. C.W. May, RN) rescued the 3 survivors from the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, which was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck, off Iceland.

Destroyer HMS Electra: HMS Electra (Cdr. C.W. May, RN) rescued the 3 survivors from the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, which was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck, off Iceland.

1942

Destroyer USS Goff: USS Goff picks up 48 survivors from the American tanker Samuel Q. Brown that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-103 about 100 miles south of Cape Corrientes, Cuba in position 20.15N, 84.37W.

Submarine USS Snapper: USS Snapper (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Stone) ended her second war patrol at Fremantle.

Submarine USS Pompano: USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Parks) sank the Japanese fishing vessel Kotoku Maru with gunfire in position east of Formosa in position 25?16'N, 122?41'E.

Submarine USS Nautilus: USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departed from Pearl Harbor to take part in the defence of Midway. She was ordered to patrol north-west of Midway.

Submarine USS Grunion: USS Grunion (Lt.Cdr. M.L. Abele) departed from New London bound for Pearl Harbor.

Submarine HMS Traveller: HMS Traveller (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) arrived at Gibraltar

Submarine HMS Turbulent: At 2130 hours (zone -3) an aircraft attacked HMS Turbulent (Cdr. J.W. Linton, DSC, RN), dropping 8 small bombs, Turbulent crash-dived and had reached a depth of 60 feet when they exploded (position of the attack was 33?28'N, 16?46'E).

Submarine USS S-38: USS S-38 (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.

1943

Destroyer USS Turner (ii): USS Turner picks up 2 survivors from the Canadian sailing vessel Angelus that was shelled and sunk on 19 May 1943 north of Bermuda in position 38?40'N, 64?00'W by German U-boat U-161

Submarine HNMS O 24: No suitable junk had been found so late on this day HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. W.J. de Vries, RNN) launched the members of party Gustavus I on the coast of Malaya in the Dindings area.

Submarine USS Sculpin: With her overhaul completed USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) leaves Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off the coast of Honshu.

Submarine HMS Tribune: HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) departed from Plymouth for Portsmouth where she arrived later the same day. It has been decided due to the ever returning engine troubles to use Tribune as training boat. At Portsmouth she will undergo repairs to make her fit for her role as training boat.

Submarine USS S-30: USS S-30 (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 4th offensive war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

Submarine USSR ShCh-215: At 0959 hours ShCh-215 fires 4 torpedoed against the Italian tanker Celeno (3741 GRT) north-north-west of Sevastopol, Crimea in position 44?42'N, 33?28'E. All torpedoed fired missed their target.

Submarine ORP Dzik: Near Cape Spartivento ORP Dzik fires a 4 torpedo salvo and damaged the Italian oil tanker Carnaro (8357 GRT). After the attack, two Italian corvettes dropped over 60 depth charges.

1944

Destroyer USS Barton (ii): USS Barton (Cdr. J.W. Callahan) arrived at Greenock, Scotland.

Destroyer USS Laffey (ii): USS Laffey (Cdr. F.J. Beston) arrived at Greenock, Scotland.

Destroyer USS Walke (ii): USS Walke arrived at Greenock, Scotland.

Submarine HNMS O 15: HrMs O 15 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Boarhound (A/Ch.Skr. A. Keable, RNR) and HMS Tuscarora.

Submarine USS Narwhal: USS Narwhal (Cdr. J.C. Titus) lands 22 men and supplies at Alusan Bay, Samar.

Submarine USS Flying Fish: USS Flying Fish (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Risser) is damaged by the premature explosion of own torpedo in the Philippine Sea in position 12?54'N, 134?52'E. Nevertheless she remains on patrol.

Submarine USS Gurnard: USS Gurnard (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Andrews) torpedoed and sank the Japanese fleet tanker Tatekawa Maru (10009 GRT, offsite link) off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines in position 05?45'N, 125?43'E.

Submarine USS Lapon: While operating in the South China Sea USS Lapon (Cdr. L.T. Stone) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ships Wales Maru (6586 GRT) in position 07?16'N, 109?04'E and Bizen Maru (4667 GRT) in position 07?20'N, 109?20'E.

Submarine USS Pargo: USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

Submarine USS Raton: USS Raton (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Davis) torpedoed and sank the Japanese frigate Iki (870 tons, offsite link) and torpedoed and damaged the Japanese frigate Matsuwa (870 tons, offsite link) about 220 nautical miles east of Singapore in position 01?17'N, 107?53'E.

Submarine HMS Una: HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Stork (Cdr. (retired) G.W.E. Castens, DSO, RN) and HMS Caprice (Lt.Cdr. G.W. McKendrick, RN).

Submarine HMS Sirdar: HMS Sirdar (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted exercises off Trincomalee.

Submarine HMS Sturdy (ii): HMS Sturdy (Lt. W.St.G. Anderson, DSC, RNR) departed Aden for Trincomalee.

Submarine HMS Tantalus: HMS Tantalus (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Mackenzie, DSO and Bar, RN) departed from Trincomalee at 1650 hours (time zone -6.5) for her 3rd war patrol (2nd in Far Eastern waters), patrol area is the Straits of Malacca. Escort was provided by HMS Magnolia. For HMS Tantalus daily (1200 hours) positions during this patrol see the map below. HMS Tantalus 3rd war patrol daily positionsclick here for bigger map

Submarine USS Pipefish: USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol west of the Mariana Islands and in the Philippines.

1945

Destroyer USS James C. Owens: USS James C. Owens (Cdr. R.H. Blair) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Okinawa (through Eniwetok and Ulithi).

Destroyer USS Laffey (ii): USS Laffey (Cdr. Frederick Julian Becton) arrived at Seattle for full repairs at the Todd-Pacific Yard.

Submarine HNMS O 23: HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) departed Dundee for Rotterdam. She makes the passage together with HrMs Tijgerhaai (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN). They are escorted by the British Auxiliary patrol trawler HMS Fort Rose (A/Ch.Skr. W.J. Barlow, RNR).

Submarine HNMS Tijgerhaai: HrMs Tijgerhaai (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena) departed from Dundee bound for Rotterdam.

Submarine USS Pompon: USS Pompon (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Bogley) ended her 8th war patrol at Guam.

Submarine USS Blower: USS Blower (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

Submarine HMS Scythian: HMS Scythian (T/Lt C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) ended her 4th war patrol (3rd in the Far East) at Trincomalee. HMS Scythian was not fit for further patrols until her battery was replaced. She also had to be fumigated as she was infested with rats.

Submarine HMS Sea Scout: HMS Sea Scout (Lt. J.W. Kelly, RN) conducted exercises off Fremantle.