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HMS Strongbow (P 235)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 235 
Built byScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Apr, 1942 
Launched30 Aug, 1943 
Commissioned23 Dec, 1943 
End serviceJun, 1945 
Loss position
 
HistoryHMS Strongbow (Lt. John Anthony Rose Troup, DSC, RN) was detected on the surface off Port Swettenham, Malaya on 13 Janaury 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. Decommissioned at Falmouth in June 1945. Scrapped at Preston in April 1946.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. John Anthony Rose Troup, DSC, RN
30 September 1943 > 


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.


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