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|Ship name=HMS ''Thames'' |
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|Ship builder=[[Vickers Armstrong]], [[Barrow-in-Furness|Barrow]] |
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|Ship fate=mined 23 July 1940 |
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|Ship displacement=2,165 tons surfaced |
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| ⚫ | '''HMS ''Thames'' (N71)''' was an ocean-going type of submarine of the [[River class submarine|River Class]]. She was built by [[Vickers Armstrong]], [[Barrow-in-Furness|Barrow]] and launched on 26 February 1932. She was completed on 14 September 1932, and after commissioning was assigned to the Mediterranean, stationed at [[Malta]].<ref name=Mason>GB Mason, HMS ''Thames'' at naval-history.net</ref> |
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==Service history== |
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She had a short career in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. In August 1939 she was recalled to home waters, and was assigned to 9th Submarine Flotilla with the [[Home Fleet]]. From there she undertook interception patrols, searching for German U-boats, surface raiders and blockade runners. After refitting during the winter she was active in the North Sea in spring 1940 during the [[Norwegian campaign]].<ref name=Mason/> |
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| ⚫ | In July 1940 ''Thames'' torpedoed and sank the German torpedo boat [[German torpedo boat Luchs|''Luchs'']]. ''Luchs'' was part of the escort for the damaged [[German battleship Gneisenau|German battleship ''Gneisenau'']] that was on passage from [[Trondheim]], Norway to [[Kiel]], Germany.<ref name=uboatnet>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3409.html HMS ''Thames''], Uboat.net</ref> |
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==Fate== |
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''Thames'' was reported overdue on 3 August 1940, and had probably struck a mine off Norway in late July or early August 1940. |
''Thames'' was reported overdue on 3 August 1940, and had probably struck a mine off Norway in late July or early August 1940.<ref name=uboatnet/> |
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As HMS ''Thames'' was operating from Dundee with the 9th Submarine Flotilla when she was lost, her crew are all commemorated on [[Dundee International Submarine Memorial]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dundee-International-Submarine-Memorial/178502908906382 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> |
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The crew members are also commemorated at the [[Royal Navy Submarine Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/submarinemuseum/8099753618/in/photostream/|title=Panel 26 - RN Submarine Museum - Memorial Wall|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> |
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*{{Colledge}} |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* [[List of shipwrecks in 1940]] |
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==External links== |
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* GB Mason [http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-12SS-04Thames-Thames.htm HMS ''Thames'' at naval-history.net] |
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 8 August 2023
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| Name | HMS Thames |
| Ordered | 1931 |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow |
| Launched | 26 February 1932 |
| Homeport | Dundee |
| Fate | Missing, probably mined 23 July 1940[1] |
| Badge |  |
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| Length | 345 ft (105 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 11 in (4.85 m) |
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| Complement | 61 |
| Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
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HMS Thames (N71) was an ocean-going type of submarine of the River Class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 26 February 1932. She was completed on 14 September 1932, and after commissioning was assigned to the Mediterranean, stationed at Malta.[2]
Service history[edit]
She had a short career in the Second World War. In August 1939 she was recalled to home waters, and was assigned to 9th Submarine Flotilla with the Home Fleet. From there she undertook interception patrols, searching for German U-boats, surface raiders and blockade runners. After refitting during the winter she was active in the North Sea in spring 1940 during the Norwegian campaign.[2] In July 1940 Thames torpedoed and sank the German torpedo boat Luchs. Luchs was part of the escort for the damaged German battleship Gneisenau that was on passage from Trondheim, Norway to Kiel, Germany.[1]
Fate[edit]
Thames was reported overdue on 3 August 1940, and had probably struck a mine off Norway in late July or early August 1940.[1] As HMS Thames was operating from Dundee with the 9th Submarine Flotilla when she was lost, her crew are all commemorated on Dundee International Submarine Memorial.[3] The crew members are also commemorated at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.[4]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c HMS Thames, Uboat.net
- ^ a b GB Mason, HMS Thames at naval-history.net
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dundee-International-Submarine-Memorial/178502908906382 [user-generated source]
- ^ "Panel 26 - RN Submarine Museum - Memorial Wall". 5 September 2012.
References[edit]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
External links[edit]
- GB Mason HMS Thames at naval-history.net
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