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HMS P 615 (P 615)

Submarine of the P 611 class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassP 611 
PennantP 615 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down30 Oct, 1939 
Launched1 Nov, 1940 
Commissioned3 Apr, 1942 
Lost18 Apr, 1943 
Loss position06.49N, 13.09W (See a map)
 
HistoryTaken over by the Royal Navy during construction.

HMS P 615 (Lt. Charles Walderne St Clair Lambert, DSC and Bar, RN) was sunk on 18 April 1943 about 100 nautical miles south-west of Freetown in position 06º49'N, 13º09'W by a torpedo from the German submarine U-123. All hands were lost.

Commanding Officers:
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Lt. Peter Edward Newstead, RN
10 April 1942 – 17 October 1942

Lt. Charles Walderne St Clair Lambert, DSC and Bar, RN
17 October 1942 - 18 April 1943+ 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 18 Apr, 1943 by U-123 (Schroeter).

Former nameUluc Ali Reis

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