Navy | The Royal Hellenic Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Proteus |
Pennant | Y 5 |
Built by | At.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 4 Apr 1928 |
Commissioned | 1 Mar 1930 |
Lost | 16 Nov 1942 |
History | Escaped to Alexandria and operated in the Mediterranean under British control. Triton (Lt.Cdr. E. Kontoyiannis, HN) was sunk in the Aegean Sea east off Kafirea, Euboia Island by the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ-2102. |
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Notable events involving Triton include:
23 Mar 1941
Triton (Lt.Cdr. D. Zepos, HN) torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Carnia (5154 GRT) in the Adriatic Sea about 30 nautical miles east of Cape Galo, Brindisi, Italy in position 40°58'N, 18°27'E.
10 Jun 1942
Triton (Lt.Cdr. E. Kontoyiannis, HN) sank a small sailing vessel with gunfire in the Aegean Sea off Thira.
11 Jun 1942
Triton (Lt.Cdr. E. Kontoyiannis, HN) sank the Greek sailing vessel Issodia with gunfire in the Aegean Sea off Thira.
13 Jun 1942
Triton (Lt.Cdr. E. Kontoyiannis, HN) sank a Greek sailing vessel with gunfire in the Aegean Sea off Eub?a.