HMS track (P265)

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HMS Spur (P265)
Narval (S160)
Royal Navy Armada Portuguesa (Portuguese Navy)
HMS Spur on February 10, 1945
General data
Ship type : Submarine
Ship class : Subtle class ( S class )
Navy :
Builder : Cammell Laird ( Birkenhead )
Keel laying : October 1, 1943
Launch : November 17, 1944
Commissioning:
  • February 18, 1945 (RN)
  • November 1948 (PT)
Whereabouts: Scrapped in Portugal in 1969.
Technical specifications

(see Subtle class )

The HMS Spur (P265) was a British Royal Navy submarine during World War II . The submarine was sold to Portugal in 1948 and served the Portuguese Navy , named Narval (S160), until 1969.

history

The track ( ger .: spur ) was a boat of the fourth construction lot of the successful S-Class . This lot is also known as the Subtle class . She was laid down on October 1, 1943 at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, northwest England , launched on November 17, 1944 and was put into service by the Royal Navy on February 18, 1945.

The submarine was used in the final phase of the Second World War in the Pacific theater of war. The commander of the boat Lt. PS Beale reported the sinking of 11 junks in Malakka Street between August 3 and 23, 1945 . The small, unarmed sailing ships were sunk with the deck gun or explosive charges.

The HMS Spur was sold to Portugal in November 1948. The Portuguese Navy used it for about 20 years under the name Narval (S160) . The submarine was decommissioned in 1969.

Web links

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

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 gives the same tower number 265 for both HMS Spur and HMS Springer .
  2. ↑ a b The uboat.net specifies February 18, 1945 for the commissioning of the track. Hutchinson (see literature ) gives January 6, 1945.
  3. ↑ HMS is the abbreviation for His / Her Majesty's Ship and the name prefix of British ships. HMS means His / Her Majesty's Ship .