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HMS Vivid (P77) was A `V' class Submarine,
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Ordered 21 May 1942, built by [[Vickers Armstrong]] (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) laid down 27 October 1942, Launched 15 September 1943 and Commissioned 19 January 1944
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Commanded by Lieutenant John Cromwell Varley DSC. She served with the 10th Submarine Flotilla based at Malta during the closing stages of the campaign in the Mediterranean earning the Battle Honour "Agean Sea 1944". Following a refit she was transferred to the 2nd Submarine Flotilla in the Far East for one patrol in June 1945. Paid off into Reserve in 1946 and scrapped at Faslane in October 1950.
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A complete list of Patrols can be found on uboat.net.
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The Ships Bell was presented to the current HMS Vivid by Lt Commander Varley in 1959
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'''HMS ''Vivid''''' was a [[British V-class submarine|V-class]] [[submarine]] laid down in 1942 and launched in 1943 by [[Vickers Armstrong]] in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] for the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]].<ref name=UBdot>{{cite web | title = HMS Vivid (P 77) | work = uboat.net | url = http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3595.html | accessdate = 21 February 2014 }}</ref><ref name=SMABiF>{{cite web | title = Vivid (P 77) | work = Boat Database | publisher = Submariners Association Barrow-in-Furness Branch | url = http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BoatDB2/index.php?BoatID=531 | accessdate = 24 February 2014 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140303104754/http://www.rnsubs.co.uk/Boats/BoatDB2/index.php?BoatID=531 | archivedate = 3 March 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="NMM-WH-397591">{{cite web|url=http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_iv.pdf|title=NMM, vessel ID 397591|work=Warship Histories, vol iv|publisher=[[National Maritime Museum]]|accessdate=3 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110802041617/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_iv.pdf|archivedate=2 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She was launched in September 1943 and, under the command of Lieutenant John Cromwell Varley DSC, served with the [[10th Submarine Flotilla]] based at [[Malta]] during the closing stages of the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[Battle of the Mediterranean|campaign in the Mediterranean]] sinking various [[Nazi Germany|German]], [[Occupied Greece|Greek]] and [[Kingdom of Italy|Italian]] merchant ships off the coast of Greece.<ref name=UBdot/><ref name=SMABiF/>


During one of her sorties in June 1944, Vivid sank the requisitioned merchant ship [[Sinking of the SS Tanais|SS ''Tanais'']] off the coast of [[Crete]], killing hundreds of prisoners on board, including deported Jews.
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Following a refit, HMS ''Vivid'' was transferred to the 2nd Submarine Flotilla in the Far East for one patrol in June 1945.<ref name=UBdot/> The vessel was paid off into Reserve in 1946 and scrapped at [[Faslane]], [[Gare Loch]] in October 1950.<ref name=UBdot/>

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Latest revision as of 13:21, 19 May 2023

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vivid.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vivid
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Walker-on-Tyne[1]
Laid down27 October 1942[1]
Launched15 September 1943[1]
Commissioned19 January 1944[1]
IdentificationPennant number P77
FateScrapped at Faslane, October 1950[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeV-class submarine
Length204 ft 6 in (62.33 m)
Beam15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)[2]
Depth15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)[2]
Speed
Endurance
  • Surface: 4,050 nmi (7,500 km; 4,660 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) (design)
  • Submerged: 23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) or 170 nmi (310 km; 200 mi) at 2.5 kn (4.6 km/h; 2.9 mph) (design)[2]
Test depth200 ft (61 m)[2]
Complement33[2]
Armament4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tube. 1 × 3 in gun, 3 × 0.303 in machine guns[2]

HMS Vivid was a V-class submarine laid down in 1942 and launched in 1943 by Vickers Armstrong in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the British Royal Navy.[1][2][3] She was launched in September 1943 and, under the command of Lieutenant John Cromwell Varley DSC, served with the 10th Submarine Flotilla based at Malta during the closing stages of the Allied campaign in the Mediterranean sinking various German, Greek and Italian merchant ships off the coast of Greece.[1][2]

During one of her sorties in June 1944, Vivid sank the requisitioned merchant ship SS Tanais off the coast of Crete, killing hundreds of prisoners on board, including deported Jews.

Following a refit, HMS Vivid was transferred to the 2nd Submarine Flotilla in the Far East for one patrol in June 1945.[1] The vessel was paid off into Reserve in 1946 and scrapped at Faslane, Gare Loch in October 1950.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "HMS Vivid (P 77)". uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vivid (P 77)". Boat Database. Submariners Association Barrow-in-Furness Branch. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 397591" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol iv. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

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