| Noteable events involving Lulworth include: 27 Aug, 1941
HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, RN) picks up 27 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Segundo that was torpedoed and sunk west of Ireland in position 53º36'N, 16º40'W by the German submarine U-557. 23 Sep, 1941
HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, RN) picks up 42 survivors from the British merchant Niceto de Larrinaga that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by the German submarine U-103 southwest of the Canary Islands in position 27º32'N, 24º26'W. 24 Sep, 1941
HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, RN) picks up 5 survivors from the British merchant St. Clair II that was torpedoed and sunk west-northwest of the Canary Islands in position 30º25'N, 23º35'W by the German submarine U-67.
11 Jun, 1942
HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, RN) picks up 20 survivors from the British tanker Geo H. Jones that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-455
north-northeast of the Azores in position 45º40'N, 22º40'W. 14 Jul, 1942
The Italian submarine Pietro Calvi (offsite link) was sunk south of the Azores by the British sloop HMS Lulworth (Lt.Cdr. C. Gwinner, RN). Lulworth forced the Italian submarine to the surface by depth charging and then shelled the Pietro Calvi rending it incapable to dive. In the end the Italians abandoned ship and scuttled the submarine. (see map) | 