| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 235 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 30 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1943 |
| End service | Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Strongbow (Lt. John Anthony Rose Troup, DSC, RN) was detected on the surface off Port Swettenham, Malaya on 13 January 1945. Japanese escorts arrived to attack. Strongbow managed to escape but sustained such depth charge damage during a 14-hour attack that she was rendered unfit for further service in the front-line. Decommissioned at Falmouth in June 1945. Scrapped at Preston in April 1946. Commanding Officer: |
Commands listed for HMS Strongbow (P 235)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Anthony Rose Troup, DSC, RN | 30 Sep 1943 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Strongbow include:
2 Sep 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks the small Japanese army cargo ship Toso Maru No.1 (292 BRT) with gunfire off the west coast of Siam some 26 nautical miles east of Phuket in position 07º57'N, 98º49'E. She also sinks six other small Siamese / Japanese vessels with gunfire. (see map)
3 Sep 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks three Siamese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.
5 Sep 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.
12 Oct 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Manryo Maru (1185 BRT) in the Malacca Strait in position 02º50'N, 100º50'E. (see map)
28 Nov 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and a Japanese barge with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra.
30 Nov 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra
10 Jan 1945
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.