| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | N 73 |
| Built by | Chatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Jan 1931 |
| Launched | 8 Jan 1932 |
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1933 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Lent to the Royal Netherlands Navy while refitting at the Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) in April 1943. On 11 October 1943 she was commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Zeehond. Decommissioned by the Royal Netherlands Navy at Dundee on 14 September 1945. Returned to Royal Navy control at Dundee on 17 November 1945. Scrapped at Granton, Scotland in 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Drummond St.Clair-Ford, RN Lt. Mervyn Robert George Wingfield, RN Lt. Denis John Beckley, RN Lt. Anthony Walter Langridge, RN |
| Career notes | To the Royal Netherlands Navy as HrMs Zeehond |
Commands listed for HMS Sturgeon (N 73)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George David Archibald Gregory, RN | 16 Dec 1938 | Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Drummond St. Clair-Ford, RN | Oct 1940 | Sep 1941 ? |
| 3 | Lt. Mervyn Robert George Wingfield, RN | Sep 1941 ? | Sep 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Denis John Beckley, RN | Sep 1942 | 19 Dec 1942 |
| 5 | Lt. Anthony Walter Langridge, RN | 19 Dec 1942 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Sturgeon include:
14 Sep 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) fires three torpedoes against the British submarine HMS Swordfish (Lt. C.B. Crouch, RN) in the North Sea about 50 nautical miles east-south-east of Aberdeen, Scotland in position 56º22'N, 01º28'E. Fortunately all three torpedoes missed. (see map)
14 Oct 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) fires three torpedoes against the German submarine U-23 in the Skagerrak about 20 nautical miles west-north-west of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º49'N, 09º59'E. All three torpedoes missed their target.
(see map)
20 Nov 1939
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German armed trawler V-209 / Gauleiter Telschow (428 GRT) about 100 nautical miles west of Helgoland in position 54º32'N, 05º10'E. (see map)
2 Sep 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, DSO, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German troop transport Pionier (3624 GRT) about 15 nautical miles north of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º58'N, 10º45'E. (see map)
10 Sep 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, DSO, RN) fires 6 torpedoes against the German submarine U-43. All 6 torpedoes missed their target. The Germans reported the attack as taken place in grid AN 3812 this is position 57º25'N, 06º19'E. (see map)
3 Nov 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt.Cdr. D. St Clair Ford, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Danish merchant Sigrun (1337 GRT) about 10 nautical miles east-south-east of Larvik,Norway in position 59º01'N, 10º20'E. (see map)
6 Nov 1940
HMS Sturgeon (Lt.Cdr. D. St Clair Ford, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian merchant Delfinus (1294 GRT, offsite link) west of Varhaug, Jæren, Norway in position 58º34'N, 05º37'E. (see map)
12 Aug 1942
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. M.R.G. Wingfield, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Boltenhagen (3335 GRT) off southern Norway in position 58º08'N, 06º25'E. (see map)