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Submarine HMS H 44 (N 44)

7 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Aberdeen (Lt.Cdr. S.G. Rivers-Smith, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)

8 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Aberdeen (Lt.Cdr. S.G. Rivers-Smith, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)

9 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Alisma (A/Lt.Cdr. M.G. Rose, RANVR). (1)

10 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Venomous (Cdr. H.W. Falcon-Steward, RN), HMS Keppel (Cdr. J.E. Broome, RN) and HMS Rockingham (Lt. A.H.T. Johns, RN). (1)

15 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Kirkella (T/Lt. M.J. Rowlands, RNVR). (1)

16 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Dahlia (T/Lt. M.S. Work, RNR) and HMS Campbeltown (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) Lord Teynham, RN). (1)

17 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Folkestone (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN), HMS Weston (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G. Sutton, RN) and HMS Boadicea (Cdr. H.P. Henderson, RN). (1)

18 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Wellington (Lt.Cdr. W.F.R. Segrave, RN), HMS Weston (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G. Sutton, RN), HMS Londonderry (Cdr. J.S. Dalison, RN) and HMS Man o' War (T/Lt. W.W. Creber, RNR). (1)

20 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Man o' War (T/Lt. W.W. Creber, RNR). (1)

21 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. (1)

22 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (1)

23 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS St. Katherine. (1)

28 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (1)

2 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She took passage astern of a convoy escorted by HMS ML 120. On the 3rd escort was taken over by HMS ML 116. (2)

5 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at the Sheerness Dockyard where she was taken in hand for refit. (2)

Submarine HMS H 32 (N 32)

16 Dec 1941
With her refit completed, HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN), departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. (3)

17 Dec 1941
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (3)

18 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (3)

20 Dec 1941
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for patrol off Cherbourg, France. This was H 32's 4th war patrol.

For the daily position of HMS H 32 during this short patrol see the map below.

(3)

21 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed her patrol area for Falmouth. (3)

22 Dec 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 4th war patrol at Falmouth. (3)

24 Dec 1941
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Falmouth for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Bay of Biscay.

For the daily positions of HMS H 32 during this patrol see the map below.

(4)

1 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 5th war patrol at Falmouth. (4)

2 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN), HMS H 33 (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) and HMS H 34 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) departed Falmouth for Rothesay. They were escorted by HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN). (5)

4 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN), HMS H 33 (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) and HMS H 34 (Lt. W.A. Phillimore, RN) and their escort, HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN), all arrived at Rothesay. (5)

11 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. (6)

11 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. (6)

12 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Londonderry. (6)

13 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

15 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

17 Jan 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) K.W. Stewart, RN), HMS Snowflake (Lt. H.G. Chesterman, RNR), HMS Arabis (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Stewart, DSC, RNR) and HMS Dahlia (T/Lt. M.S. Work, RNR). (6)

18 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Weston (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G. Sutton, RN) and HMS Folkestone (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN). (6)

21 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

22 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

23 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

28 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

29 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

30 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

31 Jan 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (6)

1 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

5 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

6 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

7 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

8 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

9 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. (7)

11 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Londonderry. Upon completion of these exercises H 32 proceeded to Rothesay. (7)

12 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (7)

15 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (7)

17 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (7)

18 Feb 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

19 Feb 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

20 Feb 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

22 Feb 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

23 Feb 1942
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

24 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. Upon completion of these exercises H 32 proceeded to Ardrishaig. (7)

25 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (7)

26 Feb 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 32 (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (7)

Submarine HMS Unruffled (P 46)

8 Apr 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed her builders yard at Barrow for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HrMs Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.L.M. van Geen, RNN). (5)

9 Apr 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch to begin a period of trials and training. (8)

10 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted independent exercises in lower Loch Long. (9)

11 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Arrochar. (9)

12 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (9)

13 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (9)

14 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Arrochar to Holy Loch. (9)

17 Apr 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (9)

18 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted deep dive trials and exercises in the Clyde area. (9)

19 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN). These included night exercises. (9)

20 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (9)

22 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (9)

23 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. These included night exercises. (9)

25 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil and log trials in lower Loch Long. (9)

27 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Orion (Capt. G.C.P. Menzies, RN) serving as target. (9)

28 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (9)

2 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Campbeltown where she then participated in exercises. (10)

3 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (10)

4 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (10)

5 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shiftedfrom Campbeltown to Holy Loch. (10)

7 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Kames Bay where she was immediately docked. (10)

8 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) is undocked. She immediately returned to Holy Loch. (10)

13 May 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Lerwick. She made the passage together with HMS P 614 (Lt. D.J. Beckley, RN) and HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN). They were escorted by HrMs Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.L.M. van Geen, RNN). (5)

16 May 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Lerwick. She departed for her 1st war patrol later the same day. She was ordered to patrol in the Norwegian Sea to provide cover during convoy operations to and from Northern Russia (convoys PQ 16 / QP 12).

For the daily positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

17 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0304 hours, HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) altered course for 63°15’N, 02°15’E to search for a Catalina which had crashed. She was assisted by another Catalina but the search was unsuccessful. (11)

1 Jun 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Lerwick. (11)

2 Jun 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Lerwick for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr.(Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (5)

5 Jun 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. (8)

12 Jun 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) and HMS P 222 (Lt. A.J. MacKenzie, RN) both departed Holy Loch for their passage to Gibraltar. Both submarines were to join the Mediterranean Fleet. They were escorted until Bishops Rock by HrMs Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.L.M. van Geen, RNN).

For the daily positions (though incomplete) of HMS P 46 during this passage see the map below.

(11)

25 Jun 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (11)

2 Jul 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Gibraltar for her 2nd war patrol (1st in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Alboran Sea.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (12)

10 Jul 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol (1st in the Mediterranean) at Gibraltar. (12)

1 Aug 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Gibraltar for her 3rd war patrol (2nd in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to proceed to Malta and to provide cover during operation Pedestal. She was to form a patrol line off Marettimo with HMS P 44 (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN), HMS P 222 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. MacKenzie, RN), P 31, HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN), HMS P 34 (Lt. P.R.H. Harrison, DSC, RN) and HMS Utmost (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

10 Aug 1942 (position 38.03, 11.52)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) attacked a merchant vessel with three torpedoes west-north-west of Marettimo Island. No hits were obtained. This was the Italian Siculo (1481 GRT, built 1906) proceeding independently from Palermo to Tripoli escorted by a CANT flying boat of 144^Squadriglia. The aircraft gave the alarm as two torpedo tracks were seen approaching and the vessel manoeuvred to pass between them. As a precaution Siculo was diverted to Trapani.

(All times are zone -2)
1835 hours - In position 38°03'N, 11°52'E sighted a merchant ship bearing 080°. Enemy course 270°.

1909 hours - Commenced attack. The enemy was escorted by a flying boat.

1935 hours - Fired three torpedoes at the target, a 4000 tons merchant vessel. Range was 2500 yards. No hits were obtained. One of the torpedoes had a gyro failure and was circling. (11)

15 Aug 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol (2nd in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

24 Aug 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 4th war patrol (3rd in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off Misurata, Libya.

For the daily positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

2 Sep 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) was informed of a small tanker damaged by aircraft (Liberator bombers of the USAAF) in 33°37’N, 22°25’E and altered course but found only a strong smell of oil. This was Abruzzi (680 GRT, built 1897) but she had been taken in tow by the torpedo boat Calatafimi to Ras Hilal where she was beached and later towed to Benghazi. Another tanker in the same convoy, Picci Fassio, had been torpedoed by a Wellington bomber of 38 Squadron and sunk 40 miles north of Derna.

6 Sep 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 4th war patrol (3rd in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

18 Sep 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 5th war patrol (4th in the Mediterranean). She is ordered to patrol off Kuriat, Tunisia.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

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21 Sep 1942 (position 35.36, 11.09)
At 0105 hours HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sank the Italian auxiliary minesweeper N 10 / Aquila (305 GRT) with gunfire off the Tunisian near Mehedia. All were saved of her crew of twenty-six but three were wounded. The auxiliary minesweeper S. Michele was in company but escaped unscathed.

Shortly afterwards P 46 torpedoed and sank the Vichy-French merchant Liberia (3890 GRT, built 1905) north-east of Mehedia, Tunisia in position 35°36'N, 11°09'E. She was on passage from La Goulette to Sfax. Four men were killed.

(All times are zone -2)
20 September 1942
2245 hours - Sighed a darkened ship bearing 240°. The target was proceeding to the south. Closed to investigate.

21 September 1942
0017 hours - The vessel was identified as a large three-masted auxiliary schooner. A small motor craft was seen astern. Decided to attack the schooner with gunfire. The small craft was difficult to identify. It could not be seen if it was an escort.

0105 hours - In position 35°33'N, 11°08'E opened fire on the schooner from 1000 yards and still closing. 12 rounds were fired for 8 hits. The crew was seen to abandon ship. The schooner was set on fire and this could still be seen 4 hours later. The small boat was not seen again but later it was thought she was seen picking up survivors.

0130 hours - Proceeded to investigate lights of a vessel seen bearing 330°, also on a southerly course.

0200 hours - The vessel was seen to fly French colours and the name Liberia was illuminated on her side. Decided to attack as all ships in these waters were to be considered hostile.

0213 hours - In position 35°36'N, 11°09'E fired two torpedoes from 1000 yards. The first torpedo circled to starboard with a gyro failure. The second hit just abaft the mainmast.

0228 hours - The ship was seen to sink. (11)

22 Sep 1942 (position 35.45, 11.11)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Leonardo Palomba (1110 GRT, built 1899) about east of Sousse, Tunisia in position 35°45'N, 11°11'E. Fourteen German soldiers and one Italian sailor were rescued by French vessels.

(All times are zone -2)
0241 hours - Sighted smoke bearing 045°. Closed to investigate.

0300 hours - Identified one unescorted merchant vessel on a southerly course. Started attack.

0325 hours - In position 35°53'N, 11°09'E fired two torpedoes. Both missed ahead.

0330 hours - Opened fire with the 3" gun. 4 rounds were fired from 1000 yards. 2 probable hits were obtained. The enemy opened up with machine gun fire and the action was broken off and P 46 dived.

0350 hours - Surfaced. Decided to shadow the enemy until moonset and then attack with torpedoes.

0430 hours - Moonset. Commenced attack.

0448 hours - In position 35°45'N, 11°11'E fired three torpedoes from 2000 yards. One hit was obtained amidships. The ship blew up in a sheet of flame as though carying petrol. (11)

23 Sep 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 5th war patrol (4th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

1 Oct 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 6th war patrol (5th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

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3 Oct 1942 (position 38.21, 13.14)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) attacked but missed the Italian merchant Torquato Gennari (1012 GRT, built 1890) with two torpedoes north-north-west of Cape Gallo, Sicily.

(All times are zone -2)
0915 hours - Sighted a small 800 tons merchant vessel in position 38°22'N, 13°15'E. Started attack.

0947 hours - In position 38°21'N, 13°14'E fired two torpedoes from 700 yards. Both missed. It is thought the enemy had sighted the tracks and was able to evade the torpedoes as he turned to starboard. (11)

7 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0001 hours (zone -2) in 39°08'N, 15°08'E, to confuse the enemy, HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) jettisoned a dummy periscope. (11)

9 Oct 1942 (position 39.04, 16.05)
At 0210 hours (zone -2), HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN), bombarded a southbound train near position 39°04'N, 16°05'30"E. Italian sources confirm that a military train was shelled near Nocera Terinese but there were no damages or casualties. (11)

11 Oct 1942 (position 40.30, 14.15)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Una (1395 GRT, built 1904) near Capri Island. Two men were missing, forty-five survivors were picked up including fourteen wounded.

(All times are zone -2)
0810 hours - Sighted masts and funnel of a ship on a southerly course to the northward of Bocca Piccola. Decided to proceed to the west of Capri to intercept her.

0840 hours - Started attack.

0904 hours - In position 40°29'N, 14°15'E fired three torpedoes from 4000 yards. All missed ahead.

0909 hours - The enemy altered course to port, presumably to return to harbour.

0913 hours - Heard three explosions at the end of run of the torpedoes.

0921 hours - Started a second attack, we had one torpedo left in the tubes.

0932 hours - In position 40°30'N, 14°15E fired one torpedo from 1400 yards. The torpedo hit just forward of the funnel. The ship was seen to burst into flames. P 46 meanwhile went deep and retired to the southwest as aircraft were seen to approach.

1035 hours - Returned to periscope depth. The target was not sighted but a trawler type vessel was seen to be stopped in the attack area, presumably picking up survivors. A Cant aircraft was seen searching the area. (11)

12 Oct 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 2025 hours (zone -2) in 40°13'N, 13°04'E, to confuse the enemy, HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) jettisoned dummy periscopes. (11)

13 Oct 1942 (position 38.14, 13.14)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Loreto (1055 GRT, built 1912) off Cape Gallo, Sicily, Italy in position 38°14'N, 13°14'E. 129 Indian POW's aboard and 18 of the Italian crew were lost from a total of 400 and 57 respectively.

(All times are zone -2)
1640 hours - Sighted masts and funnels of an eastbound ship keeping close inshore.

1720 hours - Started attack. The target was a merchant vessel of 1500 tons. A gun was seen aft and she was in ballast.

1733 hours - In position 38°14'N, 13°14'E fired three torpedoes from 1150 yards. Two hits were obtained.

1745 hours - The ship was seen to sink by the stern. (11)

16 Oct 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 6th war patrol (5th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

31 Oct 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) was docked at Malta. (13)

1 Nov 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) was undocked. (14)

2 Nov 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 7th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol to the North of Sicily to provide cover during the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch). She departed Malta together with HMS P 35 (Lt. S.L.C. Maydon, RN) and HMS P 44 (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN). They were escorted out by HMS Speedy (Lt. J.G. Brookes, DSC, RN).

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

6 Nov 1942 (position 38.16, 12.43)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) attacked an Italian submarine with four torpedoes north of Cape San Vito, Sicily. All torpedoes missed. This was most probably Bronzo on her way to Trapani but the attack was unobserved. Another submarine (probably Avorio) was also observed at 1300 hours but was too far to be attacked.

(All times are zone -1)
0658 hours - Sighted a south-west bound submarine. Started attack.

0708 hours - In position 38°16'N, 12°43'E fired four torpedoes from 3000 yards at a submarine which was though to be Italian. No hits were obtained. (11)

8 Nov 1942 (position 38.14, 12.43)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged the Italian light cruiser Attilio Regolo off Cape San Vito, Sicily in position 38°14'N, 12°43'E. The cruiser lost its bow nearly up to the bridge. Lt. Stevens could not finish off the ship since he ran out of torpedoes. The destroyers Nicolò Zeno and Antonio da Noli hunted the submarine. The damaged cruiser was towed to port by the tug Polifemo escorted by the torpedo boats Cigno, Lince and Giuseppe Cesare Abba. Another attack later the same day by the British submarine HMS P 44 failed.

When Attilio Regolo was torpedoed by P 46 she was returning from a milelaying mission. She was escorted by the Italian destroyers Antonio Pigafetta, Antonio da Noli, Nicolò Zeno, Corraziere, Ascari and Mitragliere. They had laid minefield S 8 off Cape Bon except Corraziere which had been detached to lay minefield ST 2 in an adjacent area.

(All times are zone -1)
0955 hours - Sighted masts and smoke with aircraft overhead to the south-west. This was most likely the cruiser and destroyers we had been warned about.

1000 hours - Sighted the director tower of a cruiser to the south-west.

1005 hours - Commenced to close at full speed for an attack.

1023 hours - In position 38°14'N, 12°43'E fired a full salvo of four torpedoes from a range of 2100 yards but probably less. One torpedo was heard to hit but the result could not be observed as P 46 meanwhile had gone deep to evade the strong escort of destroyers and aircraft.

1035 hours - Depth charging started. 14 single charges were dropped during the next hour but none were close.

1245 hours - Came to periscope depth. Destroyers were seen to be circling near the attack area. Decided to retire to the west.

1428 hours - Surfaced and passed an enemy report.

1445 hours - Dived and set course to return to Malta as all torpedoes had been expended. (11)

11 Nov 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 7th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

16 Nov 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 8th war patrol (7th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Sirte but before proceeding towards that area she was ordered to patrol off Lampion Island to intercept a southbound enemy ship. This ship was however not seen.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

22 Nov 1942 (position 31.19, 16.38)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) damaged the Italian tug Porto Fossone (89 GRT) with gunfire off Sirte, Libya. The vessel was only slightly damaged; one man was wounded.

(All times are zone -1)
0145 hours - Sighted a darkened westbound vessel closing from the eastward. This was later identified as a small tug.

0210 hours - In position 31°19'N, 16°38'E opened fire with the 3" gun from 1000 yards. Fired 45 rounds for about 5 hits. The hits appeared to cause only superficial damage as the enemy was able to head towards the shore at 9 knots. The gun action did not go as planned due to difficulties with the gun. (11)

29 Nov 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 8th war patrol (7th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

10 Dec 1942
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 9th war patrol (8th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol north of Tunisia.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

14 Dec 1942 (position 37.29, 10.46)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian transport Castelverde (6958 GRT, built 1921) about 30 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 37°29'N, 10°46'E. Fifteen men were killed or missing, 248 survivors were picked up.

Castelverde had been in convoy together with the Italian merchant Honestas (4960 GRT, built 1920). They were escorted by the Italian torpedo boats Ardito and Fortunale. About three hours earlier, the convoy had been attacked without success by P.228 and just a few minutes before HMS P 212 (Lt. J.H. Bromage, DSC, RN) had sunk Honestas.

(All times are zone -1)
0700 hours - A land fix showed that P 46 had been set to the north-east during the night and that we were 10 miles from our patrol position. Closed the Bizerta convoy route and proceeded via it to our patrol position.

1106 hours - Sighted aircraft circling bearing 060°. Thought that this means a convoy approaching. Altered course to intercept.

1300 hours - Sighted the funnel of a merchant vessel. Three aircraft were seen circling overhead.

1315 hours - The convoy was now seen to be made up of two merchant vessels in line ahead. They were escorted by two torpedo boats and were bound for Tunis.

1351 hours - The leading ship was torpedoed by another submarine. The second ship altered towards but soon resumed her original course.

1403 hours - In position 37°29'N, 10°46'E fired three torpedoes at this merchant vessel from 2000 yards. The third torpedo broke surface and ran off to port, possibly a gyro failure. One hit was obtained, the torpedo hit just abaft the funnel. P 46 then went deep and turned stern on the escorts.

1428 hours - A pattern of four depth charges was dropped fairly close. P 46 was now hunted for about half an hour in which 27 depth charges were dropped, several fairly close. They broke a few lamps but caused no other damage.

1533 hours - Returned to periscope depth. Both ships were seen to be stopped. The torpedo boats were close by the targets.

1553 hours - In position 37°30'N, 10°46'E fired one torpedo at 'our' target from 6000 yards. The target was seen to be down by the stern.

1555 hours - An aircraft was seen to drop flares over the torpedo track. Went deep and took avoiding action.

1557 hours - Heard the torpedo hit the target. This was followed by breaking up noises.

1600 hours - A depth charge was dropped. More followed but none were close.

1720 hours - Returned to periscope depth. 'Our' target was not seen but the other ship was seen to be burning fiercely.

1735 hours - Heard a very violent explosion. Only smoke could be seen where the ship had been. (11)

15 Dec 1942 (position 37.37, 10.44)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sank the Italian merchant Sant'Antioco (4994 GRT, built 1919) about 35 nautical miles north-north-west of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 37°37'N, 10°44'E. Twenty-nine were killed or missing, over 200 survivors were rescued.

Sant'Antioco was in convoy with the German merchant Brott (1583 GRT, built 1937, former Norwegian, then French, the Brott looked like a tanker). They were escorted by the Italian torpedo boats Orione and Groppo.

(All times are zone -1)
1050 hours - Aircraft circling on the horizon bearing bearing 050°. Altered course to close.

1240 hours - Sighted two merchant vessels approaching on a course for Bizerta. These two ships were later seen to be a 4000-ton merchant vessel and a medium sized tanker (which was a merchant ship that looked like a tanker). They were escorted by two torpedo boats.

1330 hours - In position 37°32'N, 10°39'E fired four torpedoes at the 4000-ton merchant ship. Range was 4000 yards.

1333 hours - Heard two timed torpedo explosions. The result could not be observed as P 46 had gone deep.

1336 hours - A depth charge was dropped. This was followed by a pair of charges and then another single one.

1406 hours - A pattern of 12 depth charges was dropped very close causing some minor damage. The hunt continued until about 1830 hours. By then a total of 62 depth charges were counted.

2008 hours - Surfaced. (11)

17 Dec 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 9th war patrol (8th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

28 Dec 1942
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 10th war patrol (9th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to perform a special operation (pick up Chariot personnel after the attack on Palermo harbour).

For the daily positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(15)

3 Jan 1943
At 0350 hours (zone -1), HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN), picked up the crew of two from Chariot no.23 that had been launched by HMS Trooper. They had to abandon their attempt to enter Palermo harbour due to one of them had a leak in his dive suit. (15)

8 Jan 1943
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 10th war patrol (9th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (15)

11 Jan 1943
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) was docked at Malta. (16)

16 Jan 1943
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) was undocked. (16)

19 Jan 1943
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 11th war patrol (10th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Hammamet.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

23 Jan 1943 (position 36.12, 10.37)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sank the Italian sailing vessel Amabile Carolina (39 GRT) off Hammamet, Tunisia.

(All times are zone -1)
0915 hours - Sighted masts of a schooner closing from the eastward.

0954 hours - Surfaced in position 36°12'N, 10°37'E and engaged the schooner with gunfire from the 3" gun from a range of 2000 yards. 29 rounds were fired and about 10 hits were obtained. The crew abandoned ship almost immediately and made off for the shore. After about 10 rounds shore batteries opened fire.

1022 hours - Dived when enemy gunfire now came closer.

1048 hours - The schooner only showed signs of minor damage. An attempt to board her after surfacing again at 1026 hours was not possible as shore batteries opened fire again forcing P 46 to dive. So fired one torpedo from 1000 yards. The torpedo hit and the schooner disintegrated into a large cloud of smoke and flames. She was probably carrying petrol. (11)

25 Jan 1943 (position 36.23, 10.36)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the small Italian tanker Teodolinda (361 GRT, built 1925) off Hammamet, Tunisia.

(All times are zone -1)
1230 hours - Sighted a small tanker anchored 3 cables to the westward of Hammamet Fort, close inshore. She was seen to be in ballast.

1303 hours - In position 36°23'N, 10°36'E fired one torpedo from 1500 yards. This torpedo was seen to run under. It appeared the attack was not noticed by the enemy.

1325 hours - Fired another torpedo. It hit in the engine room. (11)

26 Jan 1943 (position 36.21, 10.39)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) sank the Italian naval auxiliary Z 90 / Redentore (46 GRT) with gunfire near Hammamet, Tunisia.

(All times are zone -1)
0227 hours - Sighted a darkened vessel to the westward. Closed to investigate.

0322 hours - In position 36°21'N, 10°39'E opened fire with the 3" gun at a vessel which proved to be a heavily laden caique that was westbound. 14 rounds were fired. It is thought 9 hits were obtained. The crew abonded ship at once.

0328 hours - Dived as it was thought another vessel was approaching from the west but no HE could be heard.

0404 hours - Surfaced and closed the caique. Sent over a boarding party of two. The ship was in a sinking condition.

0415 hours - Fired another 5 rounds into the stern from point blank range.

0430 hours - Withdrew to the east. (11)

31 Jan 1943 (position 35.54, 10.38)
HMS P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German merchant Lisboa (1799 GRT, built 1911) about north of Sousse, Tunisia. Lisboa was escorted by the Italian torpedo boat Cigno and was on a trip from Trapani to Sousse.

(All times are zone -1)
1358 hours - Sighted smoke bearing 290°.

1405 hours - Identified the masts of one merchant vessel and one torpedo boat close inshore. They were southbound.

1428 hours - Commenced attack. The torpedo boat was zigzagging on the port bow of the merchant vessel which was about 2000 tons gross.

1502 hours - In position 35°54'N, 10°38'E fired four torpedoes from 6000 yards. One hit was heard after a little over 6 minutes after firing giving a running range of 8200 yards. P 46 had gone deep on firing.

1515 hours - Returned to periscope depth. The merchant vessel was stopped and on fire with the hull invisible. The torpedo boat was proceeding to seaward well clear of P 46. Two minutes later she dropped two depth charges.

1525 hours - Three aircraft were now seen patrolling the area. Went deep again.

1650 hours - Returned to periscope depth. All that could be seen was grey smoke from the merchant vessel.

1725 hours - Dense black smoke was now seen.

1820 hours - Heard a heavy explosion. P 46 meanwhile withdrew to the east. (11)

2 Feb 1943
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 11th war patrol (10th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

12 Feb 1943
P 46 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 12th war patrol (11th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off the Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS P 46 / Unruffled during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

18 Feb 1943 (position 36.25, 10.45)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) attacked the Italian schooners L'Angelo Raffaelo (74 GRT) and Nicolò lo Porto (71 GRT) with a total of three torpedoes off Nabeul, Tunisia. The crews abandoned both schooners. That night wind increased to gale force and both schooners were wrecked on the beach.

(All times are zone -1)
1335 hours - Sighted masts of two schooners off Neboel. Closed to attack. Observed two large schooners to be anchored close inshore.

1418 hours - Shore batteries opened fire at the periscope. Range to the schooners was 1500 yards. In position 36°25'N, 10°45'E fired one torpedo at the left hand schooner.

1419 hours - Fired one torpedo at the right hand schooner.

Both torpedoes missed their targets. The crews of both schooners abandoned ship as soon as they saw the tracks. Unruffled then withdrew but it was quickly decided to go back and shoot one more torpedo.

1513 hours - Shore batteries again opened fire on the periscope. Fired another torpedo at the right hand schooner. It broke surface and ran off slightly to port and again the torpedo missed.

During the night a wind increased to gale force and this did not look good for the schooners with no crew onboard. The area was examined on the 22th and two new wrecks were seen ashore. (11)

21 Feb 1943 (position 36.56, 11.23)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the German merchant Baalbeck (2115 GRT, built 1923, former French) about 18 nautical miles east-south-east of Cape Bon, Tunisia in position 36°56'N, 11°23'E. She was in convoy together with the German merchant Charles le Borgne (1426 GRT, built 1920, former French). They were escorted by the Italian torpedo boat Groppo and the Italian corvette Gabbiano.

(All times are zone -1
0742 hours - Heard HE to the eastward and sighted a merchant vessel. This soon developed into a convoy of two merchant ships with two torpedo boats on each beam. Several aircraft were patrolling overhead.

0745 hours - Commenced attack.

0814 hours - In position 36°56'N, 11°23'E fired four torpedoes at the northernmost merchant vessel from 4000 yards. Almost 3 minutes after firing a loud explosion was heard followed shortly after a smaller explosion. This was followed by breaking up noises. Almost 5 minutes after firing another loud explosion was heard. Unruffled meanwhile had gone deep.

0842 hours - Depth charging commenced. A pattern of 5 was dropped reasonably close.

0930 hours - Returned to periscope depth. A torpedo boat could be seen which was only just visible. Nothing else was in sight. Unruffled now withdrew to the south. (11)

24 Feb 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) ended her 12th war patrol (11th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

6 Mar 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 13th war patrol (12th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Hammamet.

For the daily and attack positions of HMS Unruffled during this patrol see the map below.

(11)

16 Mar 1943 (position 36.30, 10.53)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) sank a petrol lighter with a demolition charge between Nabeul and Korba, Tunisia.

(All times are zone -1)
0730 hours - Sighted a barge bearing 230°. Closed. It was later seen to be a tank lighter.

0945 hours - A party of Arabs boarded the lighter from a small boat and looted it. It was decided to deal with this lighter after dark as she was close inshore.

1930 hours - Surfaced. Set course to the north to find the lighter.

2012 hours - Went alongside the lighter in position 36°30'N, 10°53'E. A boarding party of two was sent over. A demolition charge was placed by them.

2032 hours - The charge exploded and the lighter sank. (11)

19 Mar 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 13th war patrol (12th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

4 Apr 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 14th war patrol (13th in the Mediterranean). She is ordered to perform a special operation (beach reconnaissance for the upcoming Operation Husky).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

7 Apr 1943
At 2255 hours (zone -1), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), launched a folbot to check out the sea conditions. The folbot returned after 20 minutes as the weather was unsuitable to continue with the operation. (11)

12 Apr 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 14th war patrol (13th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

28 Apr 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 15th war patrol (14th in the Mediterranean). She is ordered to perform a special operation (beach reconnaissance for the upcoming Operation Husky).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

8 May 1943
At 2330 hours (zone -1), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), launched a folbot for beach reconnaissance near Cape Murro di Porco. The operation had been delayed for days due to the severe weather conditions. (11)

9 May 1943
At 0215 hours (zone -1), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), re-embarked her folbot. (11)

11 May 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 15th war patrol (14th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

25 May 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 16th war patrol (15th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol to the north of Messina.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

3 Jun 1943 (position 39.13, 16.01)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the French tanker (in German service) Henry Desprez (9895 GRT, built 1932) about 70 nautical miles north-east of Messina in position 39°13'N, 16°01'E. She was en-route from Naples to Taranto escorted by the Italian torpedo boat Clio. The Italian torpedo boat Sirtori, the Italian ASW motorboat VAS 217 and the German submarine chaser UJ 2212 sailed from Messina to hunt the submarine.

(All times are zone -2)
1510 hours - Sighted a southbound vessel and an escorting torpedo boat 5000 yards away. An attack was commenced. The vessel was identified as a medium sized modern type tanker and the escort was identified as a new modern class torpedo boat.

1531 hours - Fired four torpedoes from 1100 yards. Three torpedo hits were heard.

1539 hours - Unruffled was counter-attacked by the escort, with, in all, 15 depth-charges. No damage to the submarine was done. After the attack was over Unruffled withdrew to the west. (11)

8 Jun 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 16th war patrol (15th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

24 Jun 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 17th war patrol (16th in the Mediterranean). She is ordered to perform a special operation COPP V (beach reconnaissance for the upcoming Operation Husky).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (17)

25 Jun 1943
At 2200 hours (zone -2), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), launched a folbot for beach reconnaissance. The folbot returned at 0140/26. (17)

26 Jun 1943
At 2200 hours (zone -2), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), launched a folbot for beach reconnaissance. The folbot returned at 0255/27. (17)

27 Jun 1943
At 2200 hours (zone -2), HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), launched a folbot for beach reconnaissance. The folbot returned at 0230/28. (17)

29 Jun 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 17th war patrol (16th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (17)

6 Jul 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 18th war patrol (17th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to perform a special operation during operation Husky. She was to lay three buoys and launch two folbots to act as marking positions near Cape Murro di Porco for the Husky landings (invasion of Sicily).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (18)

8 Jul 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) laid three buoys near Cape Murro di Porco, Sicily.

(All times are zone -2)
2150 hours - Laid one type FH 830 in position 232°, Cape Murro di Porco, 5.75 nautical miles.

2220 hours - Laid a second type FH 830 in position 232°, Cape Murro di Porco, 7.75 nautical miles.

2315 hours - Laid a third type FH 830 in position 229°, Cape Murro di Porco, 9.7 nautical miles. (18)

9 Jul 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) launched two folbots near Cape Murro di Porco, Sicily.

(All times are zone -2)
2145 hours - Launched a folbot for 'George sector' manned by a crew of two.

2220 hours - Launched a folbot for 'Jig sector' also manned by a crew of two.

2305 hours - In position 183 degrees, Cape Murro di Porco lighthouse, 6 nautical miles and started transmitting. The convoy was sighted coming in at 0001/10.

0040/10 - Stopped transmitting.

0650/10 - Proceeded southwards. HMS Unseen was now in company. They were joined by a trawler for onward escort to Malta at 0730/10. (18)

10 Jul 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 18th war patrol (17th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (18)

27 Jul 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 19th war patrol (18th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Taranto. Later she was ordered to patrol off Brindisi.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

1 Aug 1943 (position 40.46, 18.07)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) attacked the Italian merchant Città di Catania (3355 GRT, built 1910) with one torpedo north-east of Brindisi, Italy. The torpedo missed its target.

(All times are zone -2)
0622 hours - Sighted a large vessel outward bound on a course of 050°. Range was 8000 yards. This proved to be a three-funneled transport, unescorted, speed 3 knots. Started attack.

0639 hours - In position 40°46'N, 18°07'E fired one torpedo from 2500 yards. It missed, presumably due to the enemy yawing. (11)

3 Aug 1943 (position 40.44, 18.05)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Città di Catania (3355 GRT, built 1910) north-east of Brindisi in position 40°44'N, 18°05'E. She had sailed from Durazzo for Brindisi. Rescue operations were organised very quickly as a number of patrol vessels were near by sweeping the area. The pilot vessel Galliano, the minesweeper RD 32 and the fishing vessels Immacolata, Caterina, Nuovo Francesco and San Rocco. The number of casualties and survivors varies according to sources but about 259 were killed or missing and about 242 survivors were picked up. The corvette Scimittara, two motorboats and a VAS ASW boat were sailed to hunt the submarine.

(All times are zone -2)
1035 hours - A large vessel loomed out of the mist, bearing 040°, range 8000 yards. This turned out to be the same three-funnelled transport that we attacked on 1st August. Commenced attack.

1054 hours - In position 40°44'N, 18°05'E fired a salvo of four torpedoes from 1000 yards. Three hits were heard.

1056 hours - Almost the whole of the enemy ship were obscured by dense smoke and flame. She was settling by the stern.

1057 hours - The ship sank stern first. About 100 survivors were seen in the water. Went deep and withdrew to the north-north-east. (11)

10 Aug 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 19th war patrol (18th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

22 Aug 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 20th war patrol (19th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to perform a special operation and to patrol off Brindisi.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

22 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 2045 hours, HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) carried out operation SEAMAN. Two Greek officers, Phrixos Simiopoulos and Andreas Caliatsatos, were landed with 300lb of stores near cape Vlioti on the island of Cephalonia.

27 Aug 1943 (position 40.36, 18.37)
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Città di Spezia (2474 GRT, built 1929) about 40 nautical miles, 103° of Brindisi, Italy in position 40°36'N, 18°37'E. She was on a trip from Brindisi to Valona and was escorted only by a CANT Z.501 seaplane of 141^Squadriglia. She had a crew of forty-seven civilians and eleven naval personnel and was transporting 131 Military and forty-seven naval passengers. Thirty-nine were killed or missing. The seaplane attacked the submarine with two 100-kg A/S bombs then alighted to pick up five severely wounded. More aircraft, the torpedo boat Giuseppe Cesare Abba and the corvettes Scimittara and Pomona were sent to the scene to assist the rescue and hunt the submarine.

(All times are zone -2)
0935 hours - Sighted a Cant aircraft circling to the northward.

0955 hours - Sighted the masts of a merchant vessel. Commenced attack. The target was seen to be a medium sized merchant vessel of modern design. There was passenger accommodation amidships. No surface escort was seen.

1038 hours - In position 40.36'N, 18.37'E fired a salvo of four ships from 4300 yards. Three hits were observed. The vessel listed sharply to starboard and settled by the stern. Unruffled now went deep and retired from the area. (11)

5 Sep 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN) ended her 20th war patrol (19th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. (11)

26 Sep 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Malta for her 21th war patrol (20th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off Corsica and the Gulf of Genoa.

Passage through the Sicilian war channel was made together with HMS Unshaken (Lt. J. Whitton, RN). They were escorted by HMS BYMS 2028 (Skr. J.R. Clark, RNR).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (11)

3 Oct 1943 (position 42.44, 9.32)
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) attacked the transport Sassari (2485 GRT, built 1917, former French Sidi Mabrouk) with torpedooes north-east of Bastia, Corsica, France. The target was not hit. She wa being escorted by the motor minesweeper R 212.

Following the attack, Unruffled was hunted by R 212 north-east of Bastia, Corsica, France but she managed to escape.

(All times are zone -1)
0555 hours - Sighted a westbound merchant vessel to the southward. Closed to attack. The target was a three-island tramp of about 2000-3000 tons. She was in ballast.

0619 hours - In position 42°44'N, 09°32'E fired a salvo of four torpedoes from 4500 yards. No hits were obtained. A MAS boat was seen hunting in the area after the attack. She dropped eight depth charges but these were not close at all. (11)

5 Oct 1943 (position 44.13, 9.18)
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) attacked a merchant vessel in a convoy with four torpedoes to the south-west of Sestri Levante, Italy. No hits were obtained. The target has not yet (July 2016) been identified.

(All times are zone -1)
0729 hours - Sighted a northbound merchant vessel flying two barrage balloons coast crawling to the south-east. Closed to attack. The vessel was soon seen to be part of a convoy of three merchant vessel escorted by three UJ-boats. The target was a low built vessel of about 5000 tons with a vertical squat funnel and a cruiser stern. One small tramp was inshore of her and one vessel of medium size with no funnel was astern of her. The escorts were disposed one ahead and one on either beam of the rear ship.

0810 hours - In position 44°13'N, 09°18'E fired a salvo of four torpedoes from a range of 3500 yards. No hits were heard. Also no counter attack developed. (11)

9 Oct 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) ended her 21th war patrol (20th in the Mediterranean) at Algiers. (11)

17 Oct 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Algiers for Gibraltar. (11)

21 Oct 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (11)

4 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Gibraltar for the U.K. (11)

15 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Falmouth. (11)

16 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Falmouth for Portsmouth. She was escorted by the French submarine chaser Chasseur 13. They spent the night of 16/17 November at Dartmouth and the night of 17/18 November at Yarmouth. (11)

18 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (11)

28 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She made the passage in convoy CE 225. (19)

29 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Sheerness. (8)

30 Nov 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) shifted from Sheerness to Tilbury where she was to refit. (8)

3 Dec 1943
HMS Unruffled (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) was taken in hand for refit at Tilbury. (8)

Submarine HMS Turpin (P 354)

29 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) shifted from the Chatham Dockyard to Sheerness. (20)

30 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted trials off Sheerness. (20)

7 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) both departed Sheerness for Dundee. They were escorted by HMS Clematis (T/Lt. R.H. Farrands, DSC, RNR). (21)

9 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Dundee. She departed for Scapa Flow after only a few hours. She made the passage together with HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR). They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. W.E. Turner, RNVR). (21)

10 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. (21)

12 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Scapa Flow for Holy Loch. She made the passage together with HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR). They were escorted by HMS Shikari (Lt. E.H.U. Cautley, RNVR). (21)

14 Dec 1944
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch for a period of training off the West coast of Scotland. (21)

16 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area. (21)

18 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted speed trials on the Arran measured mile. (21)

20 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (21)

21 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (21)

22 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (21)

23 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Arrochar where she was to conduct her torpedo discharge trials. (21)

24 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (21)

27 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (21)

29 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (21)

31 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (21)

1 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (22)

3 Jan 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (22)

4 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (22)

5 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (22)

6 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (22)

7 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. Upon completion HMS Turpin proceeded to Holy Loch. (22)

11 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil. (22)

12 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (22)

14 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted radar exercises off Campbeltown. Upon completion of these exercises she proceeded to Campbeltown. (22)

15 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Holy Loch. (22)

18 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (22)

20 Jan 1945
While both conducting attack exercises off Inchmarnock on HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR), at 1452 hours (time zone -1) HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Sidon (Lt. H.C. Gowan, RN) collide with each other. Both submarines were at periscope depth and both submarines sustained damage. (22)

1 Feb 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is docked at Holy Loch in AFD 7. (23)

7 Feb 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) left dock. (23)

8 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the target. (23)

9 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the target. (23)

10 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (23)

11 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the target. (23)

12 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (23)

14 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (23)

15 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) served as the target. (23)

17 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Rothesay. (23)

18 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Loch Alsh. (23)

19 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Loch Alsh. (23)

22 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Loch Alsh. (23)

24 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (23)

26 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (23)

27 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (23)

28 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (23)

1 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (24)

2 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (24)

3 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (24)

4 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (24)

5 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Loch Alsh. (24)

7 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed Loch Alsh for Holy Loch. (24)

8 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch from Loch Alsh. (24)

10 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the target. These included night exercises. (24)

11 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) returned to Holy Loch on completion of last night's exercises. (24)

12 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the target. These included night exercises. (24)

13 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) returned to Holy Loch on completion of last night's exercises. (24)

15 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (24)

22 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted log trials in Loch Long. (24)

25 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) and HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) served as the target. These included night exercises. Upon completion of these exercises the submarines anchored off Campbeltown. (25)

26 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) returned to Holy Loch on completion of last night's exercises. Later the same day departed from Holy Loch for Lerwick. (24)

28 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Lerwick. (24)

30 Mar 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Lerwick for her 1st war patrol. She is to patrol off the Kors Fjord near Bergen, Norway.

For the daily positions of HMS Turpin during this patrol see the map below.

(26)

6 Apr 1945
At 2200 hours (time zone -2) sighted were taken aboard HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN). It has not been possible to take sights for several days due to fog. Turpin is found to be badly out of place. She is more than 20 nautical miles to the North of where she was supposed to patrol.

Shortly afterwards contact is made with HMS Tapir (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxbourgh, DSO, DSC, RN) in which patrol area Turpin now actually is.

Turpin then proceeded to her own patrol area of the Kors Fjord. (26)

10 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Lerwick. (26)

14 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Lerwick for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) M.W. Ewart-Wentworth, RN). (27)

17 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. (27)

18 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is docked at Holy Loch in AFD 7. (27)

19 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) left dock. (27)

20 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Holy Loch for Plymouth. She is to undergo modifications at the Devonport Dockyard before her deployment to the Far East. Also defects had to be made good. (27)

22 Apr 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at the Devonport Dockyard. (27)

9 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) conducted full power trials and exercises off Plymouth. (28)

12 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from the Devonport Dockyard at Plymouth for Gibraltar.

For the daily positions of HMS Turpin during this passage see the map below.

(28)

16 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (28)

17 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Gibraltar for Malta. (28)

21 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Malta. (28)

26 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Malta for Port Said. (28)

30 Jun 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Port Said. (28)

4 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Port Said for Aden. (29)

9 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Aden. (29)

10 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Aden for Fremantle. (29)

31 Jul 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) arrived at Fremantle. (29)

5 Aug 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is put on the slipway at Fremantle. (30)

7 Aug 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) is put back in the water. (30)

5 Sep 1945
HMS Turpin (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Stevens, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) departed from Fremantle to visit Melbourne. The ship will be open to visitors during this goodwill tour. (31)

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