X-3 to X-25Page last Updated:
20-Mar-2007
| Name | Class | Pennant | Crew | Built | Builder
| Disposal Date | Method |
X-3 | X |
| 4 | 1942 | Varley_Marine | 1945 |
Scrap | | Used for evaluation and training. See
X-craft. (On names/numbers of X-Craft, X-1 and X-2 were not used: X-1 had
been a giant submarine with twin turrets and scrapped for being impractical - and not politically sound; X-2 had been a
captured enemy vessel.
The original idea for X-Craft came from a First World War submariner,
Commander Varley, and apparently X-3 was laid down as early as 1939. |
X-4 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Varley Marine and HMDY Portsmouth |
1945 | Scrap | | Used for evaluation and training.
See X-craft |
X-5 | X |
| 4 | 1942 | Vickers, Barrow | 22-Sep-43 |
War Loss | | Tirpitz raid, Kå Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943. Lt H Henty-Greer RNVR.
Possibly destroyed by Tirpitz gun crew. See X-craft. See details:
Tirpitz attack and X5 Lost - H HENTY-CREER, Lieutenant, RNVR;
MALCOLM, A D, Ty/Act/Sub Lt, RNVR; MORTIBOYS, RJ, ERA 4c; NELSON, Tom J, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR
|
X-6 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Vickers, Barrow |
22-Sep-43 |
War Loss | | Tirpitz raid Kå Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943. Lt D Cameron RNR,
SubLt JV Lorimer RNVR, SubLt RH Kendall RNVR, ERA E.Goddard. Deployed explosives under Tirpitz but crew captured. Boat
scuttled. See X-craft See details: Tirpitz attack
and X6 |
X-7 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Vickers, Barrow | 22-Sep-43 |
War Loss | | Tirpitz raid, Kå Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943. Lt BCG Place VC.
Towed by Stubborn. Placed charges, which exploded under Tirpitz, but was unable to escape. Place abandoned the boat
and was captured. Sub Lt Aitken escaped three hours later with DSEA. Remaining two crew lost (WHITLEY, William M, Act/ERA4;
WHITTAM, Lionel B, Lieutenant, RNVR). See
X-craft. See details: Tirpitz attack and
X7 |
X-8 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Vickers, Barrow | 17-Sep-43 |
War Loss | | Tirpitz/Scharnhorst raid; Alten Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943.
Towed by Seanymph. Scuttled on voyage. See X-craft
See details: Tirpitz attack |
X-9 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Vickers, Barrow | 15-Oct-43 |
War Loss | Scharnhorst raid; Alten Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943. Towed by
Sceptre(?), lost on voyage. See X-craft. See details:
Tirpitz attack.
Lost Personnel - HARTE, Harry A, Able Seaman;
HOLLETT, George H, Stoker 1c; KEARON, Edward, Ty/Sub Lieutenant, RNVR.
|
X-10 | X |
| 4 | 1943 |
Vickers, Barrow | 15-Oct-43 | War Loss | | Tirpitz/Scharnhorst raid, Kå Fjord, Norway 22-27 Sept 1943. Lt KR Hudspeth
RANVR; delayed by electrical and mechanical problems in closing her original target,
Scharnhorst. Jettisoned explosives in Alten fjord and eventually rendezvoused with
Stubborn, but scuttled due to gales on voyage home. See X-craft. See details: Tirpitz attack
and X10
|
X-20 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Broadbent |
1945 | Scrap | | Used for Operation Postage Able
(recon of Normandy beaches) and Op. Gambit (marking of landing areas at Normandy Beaches, D-Day)
Lt. Hudspeth RANVR (see X-Craft)
|
X-21 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Broadbent | 1945 | Scrap | |
|
X-22 | X |
| 4 | 1943 | Markham, Chesterfield | 07-Feb-44 | War Loss | | Collision
in Pentland Firth with HMS/M Syrtis. Lost
personnel - LUDBROOK, Cyril, Act/Engine Room Artificer 4c; MARSDEN, Jack, Ty/Lieutenant, RANVR; MCFARLANE, Brian M, Lieutenant, RAN; PRETTY, John, Able Seaman, RFR.
See X-craft |
X-23 | X |
| 4 |
|
Markham, Chesterfield | 1945 | Sold | | Used for Op. Gambit (marking of landing
areas at Normandy Beaches, D-Day) Lt. G. Honour RNVR (see X-Craft) |
X-24 | X |
| 4 | 1944 |
Marshall, Gainsborough |
| Museum | | Attacked and destroyed supply ship Barenfels at Bergen 14-Apr-44 and Floating Dock, Bergen, Norway, 11-Sep-44. See X-craft. See details On display at RN SM
Museum, Gosport, UK. |
X-25 | X |
| 4 | 1944 | Marshall, Gainsborough | 1945 | Sold | |
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