| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 212 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 23 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | 5 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 19 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1942 |
| Lost | 24 Apr 1943 |
| Loss position | 38.30N, 15.15E (See a map) |
| History | On 24th April 1943 HMS Sahib (Lt. John Henry Bromage, DSO, DSC, RN) sank the Italian transport Galiola (1917, 1428 GRT) off northeast Sicily and was counter attacked by Italians off Cape Milazzo after broaching the surface. Fired on by a German Ju-88 and attacked by depth charges from Italian torpedo boat Climene (sunk four days later by HMS Unshaken) and the Italian corvettes Gabbiano and Euterpe and the German Ju-88 aircraft. At about 0545 hours, Sahib came under heavy depth charge attack resulting in the pressure hull being holed at the aft ends. With no way of repairing the damage, the order to prepare to abandon ship was given. The submarine surfaced, meeting a machine gun attack from the waiting aircraft and escorts. As the crew left the submarine, Sahib was scuttled in position 38º30'N, 15º15'E. One off the crew was wounded and died on 3 May 1943. Commanding Officer: |
Commands listed for HMS Sahib (P 212)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Henry Bromage, DSC, RN | Mar 1942 | 24 Apr 1943 |
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Noteable events involving Sahib include:
A Memorial plaque is to be dedicated at the National Memorial Arboretum. It is to the Memory of the 2,000+ British and Commonwealth troops who died at sea as POWs including the 787 that died on the Scillin.
12 Sep 1942
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Ina S. (24 GRT) with gunfire and demolition charges 8 miles bearing 225 of Isola Rossa, Sardinia, Italy.
14 Sep 1942
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) sinks an Italian sailing vessel with gunfire west of Sardinia.
16 Sep 1942
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) sinks an Italian sailing vessel with gunfire west of Sardinia.
14 Nov 1942
At 19.47 hours HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian transport Scillin (1903, 1579 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north of Cape Milazzo. The Scillin was tranporting Allied prisoners of war, of which many drowned.
14 Dec 1942
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Honestas (4960 GRT) about 30 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 37º29'N, 10º46'E. (see map)
11 Jan 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the German (former French) transport San Antonio (6013 GRT) about 15 nautical miles east of San Remo.
14 Jan 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Qued Tiflet (1194 GRT) about 20 nautical miles south-west of Savona in position 44º08'N 08º17'E. (see map)
21 Jan 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German submarine U-301 in the Mediterranean west of Bonifacio in position in position 41º27'N, 07º04'E. There was only 1 survivor from U-301.
(see map)
18 Feb 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel Francesco Padre (22 GRT) with gunfire off Cape Orlando.
23 Mar 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) torpedoes ans sinks the small Italian merchant Tosca (474 GRT) west of Cape Calava, Sicily, Italy.
27 Mar 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN)
torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Sidamo (2384 GRT) in Milazzo harbour, Sicily, Italy.
30 Mar 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessels Santa Maria Del Salvazione (15 GRT), San Vincenzo (29 GRT) and Pier Della Vigne (69 GRT) with gunfire off Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.
22 Apr 1943
HMS Sahib (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSO, DSC, RN) damages the Italian tug Valente (286 GRT) and a barge with gunfire 3 miles south of Cape Vaticano, Calabria, Italy. The tug was hit 45 times and the barge 25 times. The tug was set on fire and completely burnt out. Dispite this the result of the attack is given as damaged.