HMS Stygian (P249)

HMS "Stygian" (pennant number P249) was a S-class submarine of the British Royal Navy, and the only ship so far to bear the name. The ship is listed as being a member of the fourth group, although she had the external stern torpedo tube fitted as in the third group.

After an eventful career in the Pacific during the Second World War, she was sold to be broken up for scrap on 28 October 1949, and finally scrapped by Metal Industries of Ardgour in August 1950.

Career

On being commissioned, HMS "Stygian" was under the command of Lt. G.S.C. Clarabut, RN. She was assigned to operate with the Eastern Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. She had a short, but eventful wartime career, sinking eight Japanese sailing vessels, five Japanese coasters, six unidentified Japanese vessels and the ship "Nichinan Maru" . She also sank the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper "Wa 104" (the former Dutch "Djember") and damaged the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser "Cha 104" off Bali.

"Stygian" acted as tow for the midget submarine "XE-3", when the "XE-3" successfully attacked the Japanese cruiser "Takao" in Singapore Harbour in Operation "Struggle". [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3464.html HMS Stygian] , Uboat.net]

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