| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 211 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 5 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 18 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 14 Mar 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to J. Cashmore to be broken up for scrap on 7 January 1946. Sunk south east of Portland while en-route to the shipbreakers on 8 January 1946. |
| Former name | P 61 |
Commands listed for HMS Safari (P 211)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Benjamin Bryant, DSC, RN | 14 Oct 1941 | 27 Apr 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Barklie Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN | 27 Apr 1943 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. David Anthony Baily Abdy, RN | early 1944 | 4 Mar 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Robert Garstin Harvey, RN | 4 Mar 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Molyneux Favell, DSC, RN | 7 Mar 1945 | 12 Mar 1945 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Lennox William Napier, DSO, DSC, RN | 12 Mar 1945 | 16 Mar 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Safari include:
12 Jul 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Adda (792 GRT) with gunfire and one torpedo 2.5 nautical miles off Monte Santo, south of the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy.
15 Jul 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) damaged the Italian merchant Tigrai (1302 GRT, built 1918) with gunfire off the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy.
16 Aug 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) damaged a sailing vessel with gunfire east of Sardinia.
17 Aug 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Ausonia (218 GRT) with gunfire 11 nautical miles bearing 180 from Orosei, Sardinia.
18 Aug 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Perseo (5225 GRT) near Cape Carbonara, 15 nautical miles south of Serpentara, Sardinia.
On this day Safari also attacked the Italian submarine Bronzo.
2 Oct 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged (also with gunfire) the Italian merchant Veglia (896 GRT, former Yugoslavian Kosovo) off Korcula, Croatia in position 42°56'N, 17°17'E. The damaged ship is later salvaged but declared a total loss. (see map)
5 Oct 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged the Italian merchant Eneo (545 GRT) south of Sebenik, Yugoslavia in position 43°38'N, 15°52'E. (see map)
10 Oct 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Italian about 10 nautical miles south-east of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia in position 42°32'N, 18°13'E. The target was not hit. (see map)
20 Oct 1942
On 19 October 1942 HMS Unbroken (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) torpedoed and damaged the Italian merchant Titania (5397 GRT). The Titania is taken in tow by the Italian destroyer Ascari. The Titania is sunk early the next day by HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) east of Tunisia in position 34°45'N, 12°31'E. (see map)
13 Nov 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian Bice (269 GRT) with gunfire east of Sousa, Tunisia.
16 Nov 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German transport Hans Arp (2645 GRT) off Ras Ali, Libya in position 30°28'N, 18°48'E. (see map)
17 Nov 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the German barge F 346 (220 tons) with one torpedo near Misurata, Libya.
18 Dec 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Eufrasia (49 GRT) with gunfire in the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia.
20 Dec 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and heavily damaged the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel F 139 / Constantina (345 GRT) in the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia in position 36°04'N, 10°30'E. The damaged Italian ship was declared a total loss. (see map)
21 Dec 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Rosina S. (297 GRT) about 5 nautical miles south of Hammamet, Tunisia.
27 Dec 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Eleonora Rosa (54 GRT) with gunfire about 10 nautical miles south of Sousa, Tunisia.
29 Dec 1942
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Torquato Gennari (1012 GRT) about 25 nautical miles south of Sfax, Tunisia in position 34°20'N, 10°49'E. (see map)
30 Jan 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian Aniello (77 GRT) and Gemma (67 GRT) with gunfire of Cape Scalea, Italy.
2 Feb 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) intercepts and Italian convoy off Isola di Capri and torpedoed and sank the Italian merchants Valsavoia (5733 GRT) and Salemi (1176 GRT) in position 40°35'N 14°29'E. (see map)
9 Mar 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Stefano M. (69 GRT) with gunfire off Cape San Vito.
3 Apr 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Nasello (314 GRT) and the Italian fishing vessel S. Francisco di Paola A. (77 GRT) with gunfire off the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy.
6 Apr 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSO, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoed against the Italian merchant Cap Figalo (2811 GRT) off Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. All torpedoed fired however missed their target.
9 Apr 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 295/Bella Italia (117 GBRT) with gunfire off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy.
10 Apr 1943
HMS Safari (Cdr. B. Bryant, DSO, DSC, RN) intercepts an Italian convoy and torpedoed and sank the Italian merchants Loredan (1355 GRT), Entella (2691 GRT) and the Italian tanker Isonzo (3363 GRT) near Cape Torre delle Stelle off Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
2 May 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian Sogliola (307 GRT) with gunfire off Asinara Island, Italy.
6 May 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper R 106 / Onda (98 GRT) off Asinara Island, Italy.
8 May 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Peppino Palomba (2034 GRT) and torpedoed and damaged the Italian merchant Liv (3068 GRT, former Norwegian Liv, offsite link) off Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy.
10 Jun 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German transport ship KT-12 (834 GRT) off Orosei, Sardinia, Italy in position 40?21'N, 09?45'E. (see map)
18 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper No. 47/Amalia (101 GRT) with gunfire 16 nautical miles bearing 345° of Cape Comino, Sardinia, Italy.
19 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the German barges Maria, Paula and the Italian armed yacht Margherita (88 GRT)
with gunfire in the port of Favone, Corsica, France.
20 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian pilot vessel F 50/Silvio Onorato (208 GRT) between Bastia and Maddalena.
22 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian minelayer Durazzo (530 tons) east of Corsica, France.
25 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper FR 70/La Coubre (120 GRT) with torpedoes and gunfire west of Elba in position 42°42'N, 10°30'E.
(see map)
26 Jul 1943
HMS Safari (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSO, DSC, RN) fires three torpedoes at the French (German controlled) tanker Champagne (9946 GRT) off Piombino, Toscane, Italy. All torpedoes missed their target.
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