| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | N 18 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Mar 1937 |
| Launched | 16 Feb 1938 |
| Commissioned | 2 May 1939 |
| Lost | 14 Jan 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Triumph (Lt. John Symons Huddart, RN) sailed from Alexandria on 26 December 1941 to land a party near the Greek capital Athens before making a patrol in the Aegean Sea. She reported making the landing on the 30th, but failed to return to base. She was declared overdue on 14 January 1942. Probably lost on Italian mines off Milo island, south east of Greece. Commanding officers: Triumph was in Dockyard Control for repairs Lt.Cdr. Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods, RN Lt. John Symons Huddart, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Triumph (i) (N 18)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Wentworth McCoy, RN | 9 Feb 1938 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods, RN | 15 Aug 1940 | Nov 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt. John Symons Huddart, RN | Nov 1941 | 14 Jan 1942 | |
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Noteable events involving Triumph (i) include:
26 Dec 1939
HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. J.W. McCoy, RN) hits a German mine in the North Sea in position 56º44'N, 05º00'E. Her bow was badly damaged, but fortunately the torpedoes in the torpedo tubes did not detonate. Some eighteen feet of bow was blown off and her pressure hull was also damaged. The boat managed to limp back home under the protection of fighter aircraft and destroyers. Triumph was under repair at Chatham Dockyard until 27 September 1940. (see map)
5 Mar 1941
HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) torpedoes sinks the Italian merchants Marzamemi (958 GRT) and Colomba Lofaro (897 GRT) near Capo dell'Armi, Calabria, Italy position 37º54'N, 15º46'E. (see map)
3 May 1941
HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) sinks the Italian auxilary patrol vessel V 136 / Tugnin F. (425 GRT) with gunfire about 10 nautical miles west of Marsa el Brega, Libya.
30 May 1941
HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian armed merchant cruiser Ramb III (3667 GRT) at Bengasi, Libya.
5 Jun 1941
HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessels Valoroso (340 GRT), V 190 / Frieda (246 GRT) and V 137 / Trio Frassinetti (244 GRT) with gunfire in the Gulf of Sirte off Beurat, Libya in position 31º39'N, 15º39'E.
At 1313 hours (time zone -3) Triumph spotted three schooners (estimated at 300 tons each) escorted by an A/S trawler coming up astern.
At 1440 hours Triumph surfaced and engaged the A/S trawler with gunfire from 600 yards. The trawler was on fire after 24 rounds.
Two of the schooners were sunk with 9 and 7 rounds respectively.
The third schooner, which was about a mile astern of the other two managed to escape to shallow water.
Lt.Cdr. Woods then returned to the trawler that was showing no signs of sinking, therefore another round was fired that holed the ship on the waterline. Triumph now retreated seawards. The trawler was seen to sink an hour later. (see map)
27 Jun 1941
The Italian submarine Salpa (611 tons) was torpedoed and sunk near Mersa Matruh, Egypt in position 32º05'N, 28º47'E by the British submarine HMS Triumph (Lt.Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN).
At 0800 hours (time zone -3) a surfaced submarine was sighted about 2000 yards away. As the enemy manouvering made it impossible to make a submerged torpedo attack Triumph surfaced at 0811 hours and opened fire with the deck and Lewis guns from 1500 yards.
The enemy also manned his deck gun. After firing 33 rounds (with 5 hits) the enemy was almost stopped and appeared to be sinking by the stern. The enemy's gun crew, after firing five rounds that all went over, abandoned their gun and went below.
At 0818 hours Lt.Cdr. Woods fired two torpedoes from 600 yards. The second torpedo hit the enemy submarine. An enormous column of smoke and water shot into the air and debris showered all round. A large pool of oil appeared but no survivors were seen in the water. (see map)
5 Jul 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) sinks, during ong gun battle, the Italian merchant Ninfea (607 GRT, built 1917) and the Italian tug Dante de Lutti (266 GRT) off Ras Tajunes, Libya.
During this battle Triumph is also damaged.
At 2222 hours (time zone -3) a 1500 tons merchant ship and a A/S trawler that were at anchor were sighted. At 2244 hours Triumph was only 100 yards from the trawler when fire was openened with the deck gun and a Lewis gun. After 6 rounds of flashless 4", all of which hit, the trawler was on fire, steam was escaping from the boiler and the ready use ammunition for it's gun had exploded. A round eas fired into the trawlers waterline. Fire was now shifted to the merchant.
Fire on the merchant was opened at 800 yards. After 15 rounds, with several hits, the stock of flashless ammunition was gone and regular shells had to be used. After the first one was fired Triumph was fired upon by a shore battery. A round from the shore battery fell close enough to wet the bridge and gun crew. Actually it was a hit forward but this was not realised at that time. Triumph withdrew from the scene.Later it was found out that no.1 ballast tank had been holed on the waterline.
26 Aug 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) fires two torpedoes against the Italian heavy cruiser Bolzano north of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Both torpedoes missed their target.
18 Sep 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Ardor (8960 GRT) off Capo Colonna. The damaged Italian ship was towed to Crotone.
23 Sep 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Luvsee (2373 GRT) north-east of Sibenek.
24 Sep 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) damages the Italian tanker Poseidone GRT) and the Italian merchant Sidamo (2384 GRT) off Ortona, Abruzzi, Italy.
23 Oct 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) sinks the Greek sailing vessels Panagiotis and Aghia Paraskeva with gunfire in the Gulf of Petali, Greece.
25 Oct 1941
HMS Triumph (Cdr. W.J.W. Woods, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Monrosa (6703 GRT) in the Gulf of Athens, about 3 nautical miles north-west of Patroklou island, Greece in position 37º41'N, 23º53'E. (see map)
24 Nov 1941
HMS Triumph (Lt. J.S. Huddart, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tug Hercules (632 GRT) in Iraklion harbour, Crete. Triumph also damages the German merchant Norburg (2392 GRT).