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HMS Tribune (N 76)

Submarine of the T class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassT 
PennantN 76 
Built byScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Mar, 1937 
Launched8 Dec, 1938 
Commissioned17 Oct, 1939 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Milford Haven in July 1947.

Commanding officers:
Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN
27 February 1938 - 19 February 1940

Lt.Cdr. Herbert James Caldwell, RN
19 February 1940 - 8 May 1940

Lt. Edward Francis Balston, RN
8 May 1940 - 2 January 1941
DSO awarded on 12 November 1940

Lt.Cdr. Robert Galliano Norfolk, RN
2 January 1941 - 26 June 1941

Lt.Cdr. William Alexander Keith Napier Cavaye, RN
26 June 1941 - 8 October 1941

Lt. John Henry Bromage, DSC, RN
8 October 1941 - 11 January 1942

Lt. Geoffrey Deryck Nicholson Milner, DSC, RN
11 January 1942 - ???

A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Jack Coe, RNR
??? - ???

Lt. Stewart Armstrong Porter, RN
Early 1943 - around May / June 1943

????? (Dockyard control ?)

Lt.Cdr. Walter Neal Eade, RNR
18 July 1943 - 8 December 1944
RD awarded on 18 February 1944

A/Lt.Cdr. Aston Dalzell Piper, DSO, DSC and 2 Bars, RD, RNR
8 December 1944 - ???
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 29 March 1945 


Noteable events involving Tribune include:

17 Jan, 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt.Cdr. G.P.S. Davies, RN) fires 6 torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' an enemy submarine in the Skagerrak about 15 nautical miles east-north-east of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º50'N, 11º00'E. No German submarine reported this attack. (see map)

22 Jun, 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt. E.F. Balston, RN) makes a torpedo attack on an enemy merchant of about 7000 GRT off Standlandet, Norway. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

6 Sep, 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt. E.F. Balston, RN) attacks a submarine about 15 nautical miles north-east of St. Kilda, Hebrides in position 57º58'N, 08º14'W. Two torpedoes were fired but these missed their target. It leaves little doubt that the torpedoes were fired against the German submarine U-56 as this was the only submarine passing through that general area on that day. The Germans however reported no attack. (see map)

16 Dec, 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt. E.F. Balston, DSO, RN) attacks the German tanker Karibisches Meer (6973 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay east of Ile de Yeu, France in position 46º46'N, 02º38'S. All torpedoes fired missed their target. (see map)

19 Dec, 1940
HMS Tribune (Lt. E.F. Balston, DSO, RN) attacks the German merchant Birkenfels (6322 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay west-south-west of Belle Ile, France in position 47º02'N, 04º14'S. All torpedoes fired missed their target due to the effective dazzle camouflage of the German ship. (see map)

10 Jan, 1943
HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) torpedoes and damages the French merchant Dalny (6672 GRT) 15 nautical miles from San Remo, Italy. The Dalny was beached to prevent her from sinking.

11 Jan, 1943
HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) again torpedoes and damages the (now beached) French merchant Dalny (6672 GRT) off Cape Cervo, Sardinia, Italy.

22 Mar, 1943
HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) torpedoes and damages the German tanker Präsident Herrenschmidt (9103 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north-west of Cape Suvero in position 39º14'N, 15º59'E. (see map)

30 Mar, 1943
HMS Tribune (Lt. S.A. Porter, RN) unsuccesfully fires four torpedoes at the Italian merchant Benevento (5229 GRT) about 50 nautical miles north of Ustica, Italy in position 39º37'N, 13º15'E. (see map)


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