| 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.
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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 14 Sep, 1942 16 Sep, 1942 14 Nov, 1942 14 Dec, 1942 11 Jan, 1943 14 Jan, 1943 21 Jan, 1943 18 Feb, 1943 23 Mar, 1943 27 Mar, 1943 30 Mar, 1943 22 Apr, 1943 |