HMS Syrtis (P241)

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HMS Syrtis (P241)
Royal Navy
HMS Syrtis in April 1943
General data
Ship type : Submarine
Ship class : Seraph class ( S class )
Navy : Royal Navy
Builder : Cammell Laird ( Birkenhead )
Keel laying : October 14, 1941
Launch : February 4, 1943
Commissioning: April 23, 1943
Whereabouts: On March 28, 1944, ran into a German sea ​​mine off Bodø .
Technical specifications

(see Seraph class )

The HMS Syrtis (P241) was a British Royal Navy submarine during World War II .

history

The Syrtis (see Syrte ) was part of the third batch of the successful S-Class . This lot is also known as the Seraph class . It was laid down on October 14, 1941 at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, northwest England , launched on February 4, 1943 and was commissioned by the Royal Navy on April 23, 1943. The commander of the submarine was Lt.  Michael Hugh Jupp.

In September 1943, the Syrtis took part in Operation Source . Also that were in the campaign sister boats Stubborn , Scepter and Sea Nymph , two boats of the T-class and six mini-submarines of the X class participates. The aim of the operation was to attack the German battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Lützow with the micro-submarines. Due to their short range, the X-boats had to be towed to their target areas by larger submarines and then transported away again after the attack. The Syrtis was the mother ship of the X 9 . The smallest submarine was lost on the march. However, at least two of the remaining X-boats reached the Tirpitz and were able to inflict serious damage on her.

On February 23, 1944, the Syrtis towed the mini submarine X 22 towards Norway. The target of the operation was again the Tirpitz . During the cruise , a crew member of the micro submarine went overboard in heavy seas. When the big sub turned to look for the man, both boats collided. The X 22 sank with the entire crew.

The Syrtis left the base in Lerwick ( Shetland Islands ) on March 16, 1944 to patrol the Norwegian coast. On March 20, the submarine was ordered off Bodø in Northern Norway. On March 22, 1944, the Syrtis sank off Rødøy at 66 ° 45 '  N , 13 ° 11'  E, the Norwegian merchant ship Narvik (241 GRT) with artillery on board.

The Syrtis ran into a German sea mine on March 28, 1944 and was lost with the entire crew.

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b The uboat.net states April 23, 1943 for the Syrtis to be commissioned. Hutchinson (see literature ) gives March 24, 1943.
  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 .
  3. ↑ See Narvik at www.warsailors.com/homefleet. (engl.)