Allied Warships

HMS Totem (P 352)

Submarine of the T class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassT 
PennantP 352 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Oct 1942 
Launched28 Sep 1943 
Commissioned9 Jan 1945 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to Israel in 1964, refitted during 1965-1966, renamed Dakar. Lost in the Mediterranean while on passage to Israel on 26 January 1968, all hands lost. Her wreck was discovered in 1999 between Crete and Cyprus.

Commanding Officer:
Lt. Michael Beauchamp St. John, DSC, RN
23 August 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 April 1945

 

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