R-Class Patrol submarine
ordered on 28th February 1929 from Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow with HM
Submarines REGENT and ROVER. This submarine was laid down on 17th July 1929 and
launched with HMS REGENT and HMS ROVER on 11th June 1930. She was the
3rd RN warship to bear use the name, that of the
Roman who in 251 returned to Carthage after sabotaging a peace mission to Rome
and cruelly killed. Introduced for a 5th Rate in 1785 broken up in 1816 and
last used when given to the French Privateer
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE captured in the West Indies in 1806.
Build was
completed on 17th December 1930 and this submarine was then commissioned for service in the 4th
Submarine Flotilla for service on the China
Station where she was
deployed until 1940.
B a t t l e H o n o u r s
EGYPT 1801
H e r a l d i c D a t a
Badge :On a Field Blue, a Demi-lion Gold holding a Star Silver.
M o t t o
In Primis Pro Patria : 'For the
fatherland first'
S u
m m a r y o
f W a r S e r v i c e
1 9 3 9
August Deployed at
Hong Kong with 4th Submarine Flotilla supported by HM Depot Ship
MEDWAY.
(Note : Other submarines in Flotilla included HM Submarines RAINBOW,
REGENT and ROVER
of the Class.)
Took
passage to take-up war Station
September Deployed for
Flotilla interception patrol duties based at Hong Kong
to
November
December Transferred to
Singapore with Flotilla after fall of Hong Kong .
1 9 4 0
January Flotilla
deployment in continuation based at Singapore
February Transferred
to East Indies Station before fall of Singapore
March Deployed for
patrol and convoy defence in
Indian Ocean based at Colombo
to (Note :
To be confirmed.)
April Nominated
for transfer to Mediterranean.
to Pennant
Number for visual signalling purposes changed to N88.
June
July Passage
to Alexandria for service with 1st Submarine Flotilla based at Alexandria and
supported by HM Deport Ship MEDWAY.
August Deployed for
Flotilla duties in eastern Mediterranean based at Alexandria.
to
October
November Nominated for
interception patrol south of 18 Degrees North in Adriatic.
18th Sailed
from Alexandria for patrol.
26th Sunk by
mine in Straits of Otranto.
P o s t W a
r N o t e s
This name was re-introduced in 1943 when given to a
Canadian built ALGERINE Class Minesweeper intended
to be named LONGBRANCH but renamed
before completion of build in 1944. Whilst serving in the Mediterranean
this minesweeper was sunk, also by a mine,
on 12 January 1945.
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