Allied Warships

HMS Umpire (N 82)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantN 82 
Built byChatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Jan 1940 
Launched30 Dec 1940 
Commissioned10 Jul 1941 
Lost19 Jul 1941 
Loss position53.00N, 01.00E (See a map)
 
History

HMS Umpire (Lt. Mervyn Robert George Wingfield, RN) was sunk on 19 July 1941 in a collision with the British armed trawler Peter Hendriks north-west of Cromer, Norfolk in position 53º00'N, 01º00'E. She was on passage from Chatham to the Clyde. 22 of her crew went down with the ship.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. Mervyn Robert George Wingfield, RN
28 January 1941 - 19 July 1941

 

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1Lt. Mervyn Robert George Wingfield, RN28 Jan 194119 Jul 1941

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