Allied Warships

HMS Sea Nymph (P 223)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 223 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 May 1941 
Launched29 Jul 1942 
Commissioned3 Nov 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Troon, Scotland in June 1948.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Norman Limbury Auchinleck Jewell, MBE, RN
March 1944 - 17 April 1944

Lt. M.I. Usher, RN
17 April 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Sea Nymph (P 223)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, DSC, RN7 Sep 194213 Apr 1943
2Lt. Derrick George Kent, RN13 Apr 19433 Jun 1943
3Lt. John Philip Holroyde Oakley, DSC, RN3 Jun 1943Mar 1944
4Lt. Norman Limbury Auchinleck Jewell, RNMar 194415 Apr 1944
5Lt. Marcel Ivan Usher, RN15 Apr 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Sea Nymph include:


13 Jul 1943
While on patrol in the Bay of Biscay in approximate position 45º45'N, 05º19'W, HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN) fires 6 torpedoes at the German submarines U-592 and U-669. The torpedoes however miss their targets. (see map)

1 Mar 1944
HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Norwegian merchant Jupiter (2471 GRT, offsite link) near Bodo, Norway. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

3 Mar 1944
HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the German merchant Levante (4769 GRT) near Bodo, Norway. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

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