Allied Warships

HMS Uproar (P 31)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantP 31 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down30 Apr 1940 
Launched27 Nov 1940 
Commissioned2 Apr 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Originally named P 31. Renamed Ullswater in February 1943. Renamed Uproar in April 1943.

Sold to be broken up for scrap on 13 February 1946. Scrapped at Inverkeithing.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. John Bertram de Betham Kershaw, RN
7 January 1941 - 1 December 1942
DSO awarded on 17 July 1942

Lt. Laurence Edward Herrick, DSC, RN
1 December 1942 - 20 July 1944

Lt. John Norman Devlin, DSC, RN
20 July 1944 - still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Uproar is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Uproar (P 31)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. John Bertram de Betham Kershaw, RN7 Jan 19411 Dec 1942
2Lt. Laurence Edward Herrick, DSC, RN1 Dec 194220 Jul 1944
3Lt. John Norman Devlin, RN20 Jul 1944Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Uproar include:


14 Jan 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) was damaged at Malta during an air raid

5 Mar 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Marin Sanudo (5081 GRT) about 10 nautical miles south-west of Isola di Lampione in position 35º27'N, 12º12'E. P 31 was depth charges by the Italian torpedo boats Cigno and Procione following this attack. (see map)

29 Nov 1942
HMS P 31 (Lt. J.B.de B. Kershaw, RN) attacks the Italian light cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli with torpedoes about 70 nautical miles south of Taranto, Italy in position 39º20'N, 17º33'E. The target is not hit. (see map)

6 Aug 1943
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel D-15/Brindisi (1977 GRT) 7 nautical miles north-east of Bari, Italy in position 41º11'N, 16º56'E. (see map)

22 Sep 1943
Around 1100 hours HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the small Italian passenger ship Andrea Sgarallino (731 GRT) north of Elba Island, Italy in position 42º50'N, 10º21'E.

Andrea Scarallino had some 300 civilians on board off which only four survived. (see map)

27 Sep 1943
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) torpedoes and further damages the German (former French) tanker Champagne (9946 GRT). The German tanker is grounded off Bastia, Corsica, France after being torpedoed on the 24th by HMS Ultor. The torpedo from Uproar hits the engine room and leaves the Germans no choice then to abandon their salvage attempt.

6 Dec 1943
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the German troop transport Virgilio (11718 GRT) former Juguslavian Dubrovnik) north-east of St. Tropez, southern France.

The Viriglio was towed to Toulon and declared a total loss.

28 Dec 1943
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Italian merchant Chisone (6168 GRT) off Genova, Italy. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

29 Feb 1944
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Chietti (3152 GRT, former French Artesien) about 11 nautical miles south of Cap Croisette, southern France in position 43º02'N, 05º19'E. (see map)

26 Mar 1944
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) damages the German tanker Matera (5011 GRT, former French General Gassouin) with gunfire inside the harbour of Oneglia, Liguria, Italy.

30 Mar 1944
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the German submarine U-466 off Toulon, southern France. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

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