Allied Warships
HMS Chanticleer (U 05)
Sloop of the Modified Black Swan class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-7852
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 05 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Jan 1941 |
| Laid down | 6 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | 40° 06'N, 19° 48'W |
| History | At 15.24 hours on 18 November 1943 HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Bristowe, DSO, RN) was struck by a Gnat from the German submarine U-515 east of the Azores in position 40º06'N, 19º48'W near the combined convoys MKS-30 and SL-139. The sloop was towed to the Azores, where she was declared a total loss. She was renamed Lusitania on 31 December 1943. The ship was hulked and used as store ship until 1946 and then scrapped. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Chanticleer |
Commands listed for HMS Chanticleer (U 05)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Bristowe, DSO, RN | 12 Jan 1943 | Dec 1943 |
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Notable events involving Chanticleer include:
12 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN) and HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN). (1)
13 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN), HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN), HMS Coverley (T/Lt. L.R. Lord, RNVR) and HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR). (1)
14 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with HMS Coverley (T/Lt. L.R. Lord, RNVR), HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR), HMS Burwell (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. G.W. Slough, RANVR). (1)
11 May 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises in Lough Foyle with USS Greene (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Lewis, USN), HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN), USS Lea (Lt.Cdr. D.I. Thomas, USN) and USS Osmond Ingram (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Sampson, USN).
Upon completion of the exercises Upstart departed Lough Foyle for Holy Loch escorted by HMS Chanticleer. (2)
17 May 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bedlington (Skr. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR) and HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN). (3)
25 Jun 1943
HMS Syrtis (Lt. M.H. Jupp, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17923
- ADM 173/18373
- File 2.12.03.6371 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18160
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.