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Stygian to Syrtis Page last Updated: 3-Jan-2008 Name Class Pennant Crew Built Builder Disposal Date Method Stygian S3 P249 48 30-Nov-43 Cammell Laird Birkenhead 01-Oct-49 Scrap Lt Cdr Guy Clarabut RN. Extra external torpedo tube. At some point, according to his obituary in the Daily Telegraph, "In 1945 Clarabut cornered a Japanese convoy behind a boom but was unable to fire torpedoes. So he ran along the boom in 24 feet of water and, despite the attentions of enemy aircraft, did not give up until the convoy was ablaze and he had expended all his ammunition." The following is an account of Stygian's activities in the East - it can be considered representative of the operations of other British submarines making the same patrols. 6 Sep 44 sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the west coast of Burma (now Myanmar). 17 Oct 44 sank three small Japanese vessels with gunfire off Penang. 19 Oct 44 sank a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off Penang. 28 Nov 44 sank a Japanese vessel with gunfire off Sabang. 7 Dec 44 sank a Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. 16 Jan 45 sank three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malacca Strait. 17 Jan 45 sank the Japanese Nichinan Maru and a sailing vessel with gunfire off Perak in position 05.42N, 98.57E. 22 Jan 45 sank three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malacca Strait. 24 Mar 45 sank a Japanese coaster with gunfire north of Bali, Dutch East Indies. 2 Apr 45 sank a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Java Sea south of Kangean Island in position 07.02S, 115.32E. 10 Apr 45 sank two Japanese coasters with gunfire in the Java Sea. 12 Apr 45 sank a Japanese coaster with gunfire off Bali 13 Apr 45 sank the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 104 off Bali in position 08.05S, 115.06E. July 45, towing submarine for XE3's successful attack on Japanese Cruiser Takao at Singapore. See details. Subtle S3 P251 c/s GBKM 48 27-Jan-44 Cammell Laird Birkenhead 01-Jul-59 Scrap Lt. B.J.B. Andrew DSC RN. Eastern Fleet 1945. Extra external torpedo tube (13). 12 Dec 44, sank three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. 7 Feb 45, sank a Japanese coaster east of the Nicobar Islands in position 07º28'N, 94º56'E. 14 Mar 45, sank two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. 21 Mar 45, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. Together with her sister, HMS Statesman, she helped in the tracking and sinking of the Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro. Subtle was finally sold off to be broken up in July 1959 in Charlestown. Another Picture. Subtle post-war (note lowered Snort Mast) Sunfish V-1 (USSR) S2 81S, N81 48 30-Dec-36 HMDY Chatham 18-Apr-40 War Loss Portsmouth 1937-39, North Sea 39-41. 19 Feb 40, (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) fired four torpedoes at, but missed, the German Type IIb U-boat U-14 about 30 nm NW of Helgoland, Germany in position 54º28'N, 07º11'E. 9 Apr 40, torpedoed and sank the German merchant Amasis (7129 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 58º13'N, 11º13'E. 10 Apr 40, torpedoed and sank the German merchant Antares (2593 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 58º03'N, 11º00'E. Earlier that day, at around 1150, she missed the German merchant Hanau (5892 GRT) with a torpedo and around 1520 she missed a German auxiliary patrol vessel with two torpedoes. 13 Apr 40, torpedoed and damaged the German "Q-ship" Schiff 40 / Schürbeck in the Kattegat in position 58º01'N, 11º20'E. 14 Apr 40, torpedoed and sank the German Schiff 35 / Oldenburg (2312 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 57º42'N, 10º54'E. 5 Dec 40, (Lt. G.R. Colvin, RN) torpedoed and sank the Finnish merchant Oscar Midling (2182 GRT) in Sildegapet, Norway in position 62º03'N, 05º06'E. 7 Dec 40, torpedoed and damaged the Norwegian merchant Dixie (1715 GRT) off Stadlandet, Norway in position 62º10'N, 05º05'E. Damaged by near-miss from 500lb bomb in the Tyne 2-Oct-41. Repaired Portsmouth 42-43. Training at Rothesay 43-44. Transferred to Soviet Navy as V1, 26 June 1944. Bombed in error by RAF Coastal Command Liberator off Norway, during passage from Dundee to Murmansk, 27-Jul-44. The boat was out-of-area and diving when seeing the aircraft, instead of staying on the surface and firing recognition signals as instructed. Captain was Russian - Capt 2nd Class Fisanovic. All crew and British liaison staff (RAVENSDALE, Sidney, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/J 87505) lost. Supreme S3 P252 48 24-Feb-44 Cammell Laird Birkenhead 01-Jul-50 Scrap Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN. Based at Trincomalee, Ceylon, until end of war, mainly operating in Bay of Bengal and Malacca Strait. 26 Nov 44, sank two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire off the Andaman Islands. 27 Nov 44, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Andaman Islands. 29 Nov 44, sank three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Andaman Islands. 1 Dec 44, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Andaman Islands. 19 Jan 45, off Port Blair in the Andamans, Supreme scored 25 gun hits on a 5,000 ton coaster, in spite of 3-inch and 6-inch enemy fire from the target and from the shore; the enemy was badly damaged and beached. On the 20th and 22nd the Supreme scored a total of 34 gun hits on two 150-ton coasters off Port Blair and Sawi Bay respectively: both targets were badly damaged and had to beach themselves. 1 Mar 45, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the east coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. 4 Mar 45, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the east coast of Sumatra. 5 Mar 45, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the east coast of Sumatra. 6 Mar 45, sank a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off the east coast of Sumatra. 10 Mar 45, sank a Japanese coaster with gunfire off the east coast of Sumatra. 7 May 45, sank two Japanese coasters and a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam. 1 Jul 45, attacks, with gunfire, what is thought to be a Japanese auxiliary patrol vessel in the Gulf of Siam. 12 Jul 45, sank a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam. 14 Jul 45, sank a Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam. 15 Jul 45, sank three Japanese coasters with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam. June 49, deep diving tests, lowered to crush depth off Scotland (Crushed at 647ft) (welded boat) (See 'Stoic'). Scrapped at Troon. Surf S3 P239 P89 48 10-Dec-42 Cammell Laird Birkenhead 28-Oct-49 Scrap Originally P89.Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN 25 Oct 43, damaged the German auxiliary patrol vessel GA 54 / Chiaros with gunfire east of Amorgos, Greece. 9 Dec 43, torpedoed and sank the German merchant Sonia (2719 GRT, former French S.N.A. 9) south of Lemnos Island, Greece. 5 Mar 44, sank a small Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire off Aroa Island. 14 Jun 44, laid mines in the Strait of Malacca. Scrapped at Faslane. Swordfish S1 61S, N61 36 10-Nov-31 HMDY Chatham 16-Nov-40 War Loss Lt Cecil Crouch 1939, Lt PJ Cowell 7 Apr 1940. April 40 joined 6th Flotilla, Blyth.  1 Oct 40 attacked four destroyers off Cape Barfleur without success. Attacked an 8 ship convoy Oct 40, claimed one hit. Sailed Portsmouth 7 Nov 40 for Brest patrol, commanded by Lt. M.A. Langley DSC. Failed to signal back on 15th and 16th, and not heard from again. At the time she was declared 'overdue, presumed lost' and believed sunk in the Bay of Biscay either on mines or at the hands of German destroyers. Her wreck was discovered in July 1983 a few miles south of St Catherine's Point off the Isle of Wight. She had hit a mine with the loss of all hands, probably on the day she left. Pictured pre-war, with no gun. Syrtis S3 P241 48 23-Apr-43 Cammell Laird 28-Mar-44 War Loss Lt M.H. Jupp, DSC RN - Towing submarine for X-9 on midget raid on Tirpitz, Kå Fjord, Norway, September 1943. 7-Feb-44 towing X-22 in gale force seas, her officer of the watch - Ty/Lieutenant C.BLYTHE,RNR - was washed overboard. Boat turned around in a rescue attempt and collided with X-22, sinking her with the loss of her crew of four. Left Lerwick on 16 Mar 44 for patrol off Norwegian coast. On 20 Mar she was ordered to an area near Bodø, northern Norway in Norwegian Sea. Sank small ship Narvik by gunfire, Sleipnesodden, Rødøy, Helgeland, on 22-March and On the 28th Syrtis was ordered to return to Lerwick. The signal was never acknowledged and the submarine failed to return. German reports indicate the sinking of a submarine in the Bodø area at the time by shore batteries, but the most likely cause of her loss is a mine.
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