HMS Uproar (P31)

HMS Uproar (P31)

HMS "Uproar" (P31) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name "Uproar". She was originally named "P 31", renamed "Ullswater" in February 1943 and finally renamed "Uproar" in April 1943.

Career

One of her first actions, whilst serving as "P 31", was to participate in the operation that led to the sinking of the "Bismarck", though she did not see action directly.

"Uproar" spent most of the war operating in the Mediterranean as part of the 10th flotilla, using Malta as a base. She was damaged whilst in port by an air raid, and required repairs before continuing operations. On commencing patrols, she went on to sink the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel D-15/"Brindisi", the Italian merchant "Chietti" (the former French "Artesien"), and the small Italian passenger ship "Andrea Scarallino" "Andrea Scarallino" had some 300 civilians on board off which only four survived. She also sank the Italian merchant "Marin Sanudo". "Uproar" was subsequently attacked by depth charges from the Italian torpedo boats "Cigno" and "Procione".

Other targets included the German (former French) tanker "Champagne". The German tanker is grounded off Bastia, Corsica, France after being torpedoed on the 24th by HMS "Ultor". The torpedo from "Uproar" hit the engine room and left the Germans no choice but to abandon their salvage attempt. "Uproar" also damaged the German tanker "Matera" (the former French "General Gassouin") and the German troop transport "Virgilio" (the former Yugoslavian "Dubrovnik") north-east of St. Tropez, southern France. The "Viriglio" was towed to Toulon but declared a total loss.

"Uproar" also unsuccessfully attacked the Italian merchant "Chisone", the German submarine "U-466" and the Italian light cruiser "Raimondo Montecuccoli". She also participated in operations Harpoon and Vigorous in June 1942.

"Uproar" survived the war and was sold for scrap on 13 February 1946, and scrapped at Inverkeithing.

References

*cite web | url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3541.html | title= HMS "Uproar" (P 31) | work= uboat.net
*cite web | url= http://home.cogeco.ca/~gchalcraft/sm/page29.html | title= Untiring to Urge | work= British submarines of World War II
*Colledge
*Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, by Robert Hutchinson


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