HMS Telemachus (P321)

HMS "Telemachus" was a British submarine of the third group of the "T" class. She was built as "P321" by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, and launched on 19 June 1943.

ervice

"Telemachus" served in the Far East for much of her wartime career, arriving there to serve with the Eastern Fleet in July 1944 Her one notable action was her sinking of the Japanese submarine "I-166".

She survived the war and continued in service with the Navy, finally being scrapped at Charlestown on 28 August 1961. [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3519.html HMS Telemachus] , Uboot.net]

See also

* William King, commanding officer of HMS "Telemachus" from 21 July, 1943 to August 1945.

References

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