Allied Warships

HMS Selene (P 254)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 254 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Apr 1943 
Launched24 Apr 1944 
Commissioned14 Jul 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped 6 June 1961.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. Hugo Rowland Barnwell Newton, DSC, RN
15 May 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 16 May 1944

 

Commands listed for HMS Selene (P 254)

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Noteable events involving Selene include:


19 Mar 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton, DSC, RN) damages a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire north-east of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

22 Mar 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton, DSC, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire north-east of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

25 Jun 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese coasters and a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

25 Jun 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

2 Jul 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

3 Jul 1945
HMS Selene (Lt.Cdr. H.R.B. Newton,DSC, RN) damages a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

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