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{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}} |
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|Ship class=[[Grampus class submarine|''Grampus''-class]] [[naval mine|mine]]-laying [[submarine]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Narwhal'' |
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|Ship displacement=1,810 tons surfaced |
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|Ship propulsion=2 shaft, Diesel (3300 hp) plus electric (1630 hp) |
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'''HMS ''Narwhal'' (N45)''' was one of the six ship class of [[Grampus class submarine|''Grampus''-class]] [[naval mine|mine]]-laying [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was built by [[Vickers Armstrong]], [[Barrow-in-Furness|Barrow]] and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] 29 August 1935. She served in the [[Second World War]] in home waters. She was lost in the [[North Sea]] on 23 July 1940, |
'''HMS ''Narwhal'' (N45)''' was one of the six ship class of [[Grampus class submarine|''Grampus''-class]] [[naval mine|mine]]-laying [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was built by [[Vickers Armstrong]], [[Barrow-in-Furness|Barrow]] and [[ship naming and launching|launched]] 29 August 1935. She served in the [[Second World War]] in home waters. She was lost in the [[North Sea]] on 23 July 1940, probably sunk by German aircraft. |
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==Career== |
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''Narwhal'' had a brief but eventful career in wartime service. In February 1940 she helped [[HMS Imogen (D44)|HMS ''Imogen'']] and [[HMS Inglefield (D02)|HMS ''Inglefield'']] to sink the German U-boat [[German submarine U-63 (1939)|''U-63'']] south east of the [[Shetland Islands]] and in May she torpedoed and sank the German troop transport {{SS|Buenos Aires|1911|2}} and torpedoed and damaged the troop transport {{SS|Bahia Castillo|1917|2}}. ''Bahia Castillo'' reached port but was declared a total loss. |
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Most of Narwhal's sinkings were caused by her mines. The German auxiliary minesweepers M 1302 / ''Schwaben'', M 1102/''H.A.W. Möllerthe'', ''Gnom 7'', ''Kobold 1'' and ''Kobold 3''; the German minesweeper ''M 11''; German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ D / ''Treff VIII''; the [[armed trawler]] V 1109 / ''Antares'' and the Swedish merchant {{SS|Haga|1918|2}} were all sunk on mines laid by ''Narwhal''. |
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Ships damaged by mines laid by ''Narwhal'' included |
Ships damaged by mines laid by ''Narwhal'' included the armed trawler V 403 / ''Deutschland'', the German merchants ''[[German night fighter direction vessel Togo|Togo]]'' and ''Clara M. Russ''. The auxiliary minesweeper M 1101 / ''Fock und Hubert'' and the German merchant ''Palime'' also struck some of ''Narwhal's'' mines. They were successfully beached but declared total losses. |
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Credit is often given to ''Narwhal'' for sinking the Norwegian fishing vessel ''Arild'', but in reality ''Arild'' hit a German defensive mine.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3414.html HMS Narwhal], Uboat.net</ref> |
Credit is often given to ''Narwhal'' for sinking the Norwegian fishing vessel ''Arild'', but in reality ''Arild'' hit a German defensive mine.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3414.html HMS Narwhal], Uboat.net</ref> |
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''Narwhal'' may also have |
''Narwhal'' may also have sunk the German U-boat [[German submarine U-1 (1935)|''U-1'']] which disappeared on patrol on 6 April 1940, having been scheduled to sail unknowingly through a minefield ''Narwhal'' had laid earlier that day. Alternatively, ''Narwhal's'' sister, ''Porpoise'', reported firing upon an unknown submarine, which may account for ''U-1'''s loss. |
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==Sinking== |
==Sinking== |
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''Narwhal'' left Blyth on 22 July 1940. On the afternoon of 23 July an aircraft reported attacking a submarine in the area where ''Narwhal'' should have been. This was believed to be [[HMS Porpoise (N14)|HMS ''Porpoise'']] by the Germans but as ''Narwhal'' did not report again, it was assumed this attack sank her.<ref>[http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm Submarine losses 1904 to present day], RN Submarine Museum, Gosport</ref> |
''Narwhal'' left Blyth on 22 July 1940. On the afternoon of 23 July an aircraft reported attacking a submarine in the area where ''Narwhal'' should have been. This was believed to be [[HMS Porpoise (N14)|HMS ''Porpoise'']] by the Germans but as ''Narwhal'' did not report again, it was assumed this attack sank her.<ref>[http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm Submarine losses 1904 to present day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808171910/http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm |date=8 August 2007 }}, RN Submarine Museum, Gosport</ref> |
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In 2017 a Polish expedition in search of {{ORP|Orzel|1938|6}} found a previously unknown wreck which they identified to be most likely HMS ''Narwhal'' based on sonar data.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://santiodnalezcorla.pl/ekspedycja-santi-odnalezc-orla-2017-zakonczona/|title=EKSPEDYCJA "SANTI ODNALEŹĆ ORŁA" 2017 ZAKOŃCZONA|date=2017-06-09|work=Fundacja "Odnaleźć Orła"|access-date=2017-06-09|language=pl-PL}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of shipwrecks in 1940]] |
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*{{Colledge}} |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3414.html HMS ''Narwhal''] from [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net] |
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3414.html HMS ''Narwhal''] from [http://uboat.net/ uboat.net] |
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 8 August 2023
 HMS Narwhal (N45)
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Narwhal |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow |
| Laid down | 29 May 1934 |
| Launched | 29 August 1935 |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1936 |
| Fate | Sunk on 23 July 1940 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length | 293 ft (89 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft, Diesel (3300 hp) plus electric (1630 hp) |
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| Complement | 59 |
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HMS Narwhal (N45) was one of the six ship class of Grampus-class mine-laying submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched 29 August 1935. She served in the Second World War in home waters. She was lost in the North Sea on 23 July 1940, probably sunk by German aircraft.
Career[edit]
Narwhal had a brief but eventful career in wartime service. In February 1940 she helped HMS Imogen and HMS Inglefield to sink the German U-boat U-63 south east of the Shetland Islands and in May she torpedoed and sank the German troop transport Buenos Aires and torpedoed and damaged the troop transport Bahia Castillo. Bahia Castillo reached port but was declared a total loss.
Most of Narwhal's sinkings were caused by her mines. The German auxiliary minesweepers M 1302 / Schwaben, M 1102/H.A.W. Möllerthe, Gnom 7, Kobold 1 and Kobold 3; the German minesweeper M 11; German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ D / Treff VIII; the armed trawler V 1109 / Antares and the Swedish merchant Haga were all sunk on mines laid by Narwhal.
Ships damaged by mines laid by Narwhal included the armed trawler V 403 / Deutschland, the German merchants Togo and Clara M. Russ. The auxiliary minesweeper M 1101 / Fock und Hubert and the German merchant Palime also struck some of Narwhal's mines. They were successfully beached but declared total losses.
Credit is often given to Narwhal for sinking the Norwegian fishing vessel Arild, but in reality Arild hit a German defensive mine.[1]
Narwhal may also have sunk the German U-boat U-1 which disappeared on patrol on 6 April 1940, having been scheduled to sail unknowingly through a minefield Narwhal had laid earlier that day. Alternatively, Narwhal's sister, Porpoise, reported firing upon an unknown submarine, which may account for U-1's loss.
Sinking[edit]
Narwhal left Blyth on 22 July 1940. On the afternoon of 23 July an aircraft reported attacking a submarine in the area where Narwhal should have been. This was believed to be HMS Porpoise by the Germans but as Narwhal did not report again, it was assumed this attack sank her.[2]
In 2017 a Polish expedition in search of ORP Orzel found a previously unknown wreck which they identified to be most likely HMS Narwhal based on sonar data.[3]
Citations[edit]
- ^ HMS Narwhal, Uboat.net
- ^ Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 8 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, RN Submarine Museum, Gosport
- ^ "EKSPEDYCJA "SANTI ODNALEŹĆ ORŁA" 2017 ZAKOŃCZONA". Fundacja "Odnaleźć Orła" (in Polish). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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]
- HMS Narwhal from uboat.net
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