Allied Warships

HMS Otus (N 92)

Submarine of the O class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassO 
PennantN 92 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down31 May 1927 
Launched31 Aug 1928 
Commissioned5 Jul 1929 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Used for A/S training from 1943 onwards. Sold in May 1946 and scuttled of South Africa.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Edward Christian Frederic Nicolay, RN
14 June 1939 – ca. April 1941

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Lt. Richard Molyneux Favell, RN
May 1941 – 24 April 1942

Lt. Robert Julian Clutterbuck, RN
24 April 1942 - ???

HMS Otus in Dockyard Control ???

Lt.Cdr. Walter Neal Eade, RNR
3 June 1943 – ???

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Lt. Malcolm John Luxmoor Duff, DSC, RN
September 1943 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Otus is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Otus (N 92)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Edward Christian Frederic Nicolay, RN14 Jun 1939Apr 1941
2Lt. Richard Molyneux Favell, RNMay 194124 Apr 1942
3Lt. Robert Julian Clutterbuck, RN24 Apr 1942???

4Lt.Cdr. Walter Neal Eade, RNR3 Jun 1943???

5Lt. Malcolm John Luxmoor Duff, DSC, RNSep 1943Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Otus include:


14 Aug 1941
HMS Talisman (Lt.Cdr. M. Willmott, RN) attacks a submarine with torpedoes about 140 nautical miles north-west of Alexandria in position 32º41'N, 27º35'E. All torpedoes fired fortunately missed their target as the submarine attacked later turned out to be HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN). (see map)

3 Sep 1941
HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN) fires a torpedo at ' what is identified as ' an enemy armed merchant cruiser of 4000 tons in the central Mediterranean about 175 nautical miles east of Valetta, Malta in position 35º40'N, 18º07'E. The torpedo misses its target. (see map)

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