- HMS Anchorite (P422)
HMS "Anchorite" (P422), was an "Amphion"-class
submarine of theRoyal Navy , built byVickers Armstrong and launched 22 January 1946.During build and before launch the names of "Anchorite" and
HMS Amphion (P439) were switched.In 1960 HMS Anchorite hit an uncharted rock in the
Hauraki Gulf offAuckland ,New Zealand . The rock is now known as Anchorite Rock on the nautical charts of the area at depth, 16 m, coord|36|26|S|175|8|E|.anchorite was, in 1960, the 1st RN submarine to visit Tonga since World War 2
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