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SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2 - Summary

by Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason RN (Rtd) (c) 2006

 

HMS SAHIB  (P 212 - ex P 62) - S-class Submarine

HM S/M Saracen, sister-boat (Navy Photos/Mark Teadham, click to enlarge)

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B a t t l e   H o n o u r s

MEDITERRANEAN 1943

On completion in May 1942 this submarine was deployed in Home waters and carried out a patrol off Norway during which she was part of the protection provided for the ill-fated Convoy PQ17 which was scattered after a perceived threat from the German battleship TIRPITZ.

By September of that year she had been transferred to the Mediterranean and sank a supply ship during an early patrol before supporting the allied landings in North Africa to prevent interference by Italian warships. On 11th November she sank an Italian ship carrying Prisoners of War due to a tragic misunderstanding. In 1943 she continued interception patrols in the Mediterranean sinking three supply ships and the German submarine U301 on 21st January. After attacking a convoy off Sicily in April 1943 she came under counter attacks and sustained major damage making it necessary to scuttle the submarine. Her Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Bromage RN.

 

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