HMS Scorcher (P258)

HMS Scorcher (P258)
General data
Ship type :	Submarine
Ship class :	Subtle class ( S class )
Navy :	Royal Navy (RN)
Builder :	Cammell Laird ( Birkenhead )
Keel laying :	December 14, 1943
Launch :	December 18, 1944
Commissioning:	March 16, 1945
Whereabouts:	Scrapped in 1962.
Technical specifications (see Subtle class )

The HMS Scorcher (P258) was a submarine of the British Royal Navy in World War II and after.

history

The Scorcher was a fourth batch of the British S-Class . This lot is also known as the Subtle class . The building contract was issued on April 7, 1943. The submarine was launched on December 14, 1943 at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead , northwest England, was launched on December 18, 1944 and was commissioned by the Royal Navy on March 16, 1945.

The Scorcher was damaged in two accidents after the war. On February 4, 1956, she was damaged in a collision. Furthermore, on November 22, 1956, a fire broke out during exercises.

The HMS Scorcher was canceled in Charlestown in 1962.

Web links

Commons : British S-Class Submarines  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• HMS Scorcher on uboat.net ( engl. )
• British submarines during World War II (Engl.)

literature

• Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 5th edition 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9
• Robert Hutchinson: KAMPF UNDER WASSER - Submarines from 1776 to today , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 1st edition 2006, ISBN 3-613-02585-X
• Anthony Preston: The history of the submarines , Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen, German edition 1998, ISBN 3-86070-697-7

Explanations and references

1. ↑ ^{a b} The uboat.net states March 16, 1945 for the commissioning of the scorcher. Hutchinson (see literature ) gives February 6, 1945.
2. ↑ HMS is the abbreviation for His / Her Majesty's Ship and the name prefix of British ships. HMS means His / Her Majesty's Ship .