HMS Thermopylae (P355)

HMS "Thermopylae" (P355) was a T-class submarine of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy laid down on 26 October 1943 at Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 27 June 1945. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name "Thermopylae", after the Battle of Thermopylae.

Commissioned after the end of the Second World War, she had a relatively quiet career. She immediately joined the 3rd Flotilla based in the Holy Loch.

She remained in service until December 1968 when she was put on the sale list. She was broken up at Troon during 1971. [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3379.html HMS Thermopylae] , Uboat.net]

References

*"Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day", by Robert Hutchinson
*Colledge