HMS P38 (1941)

HMS P38 (1941)

HMS "P38" was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.

Career

"P38" had a shortlived career with the Royal Navy. She was assigned to operate in the Mediterranean, where she sank the Italian merchant "Ariosto" off Tunisia. 138 Allied prisoners of war aboard were lost.

Sinking

"P38" left Malta on 16 February 1942 to intercept a convoy off Tripoli. By the 23rd she was in position as the convoy hove into view. Amongst the convoy was the Italian torpedo boat "Circe". At 0800 the "Circe" reported a contact with a submarine and that she turned in to attack. A periscope was sighted but was quickly replaced by bubbles as the submarine dived realising it had been spotted. At 1050 after a flurry of attacks "P 38" rose stern first out of the water, her propellers turning wildly, before crashing back beneath the waves. A large patch of oil appeared on the surface as well as debris, clear evidence of the submarine’s destruction. "P 38" was sunk some convert|90|nmi|km|-1 east of Tripoli, Libya. There were no survivors.

References

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*cite web | url= http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/general/losses.htm | title= Submarine losses 1904 to present day | work= RN Submarine Museum, Gosport
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*Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, by Robert Hutchinson


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