M.D. Wanklyn, RN) shifted from Arrochar to Holy Loch. M.D. (All times are zone -2) She took one bomb, but she survived. This submarine was Ondina (T.V. Three Fulmars caught them about 20 miles away. Upholder and her little consorts would play a major role in the Allies’ rupture of the Afrika Korps’ supply lines. Wanklyn, RN) attacked a convoy West of Tripoli, Libya. 0750 hours - In position 33°15'N, 13°10'E sighted three ships approaching from the Northward. Wilson was the last man to see the crew of HMS Upholder. (7). (1), 6 Nov 1940HMS Upholder (Lt. M.D. M.D. 0601 hours - Dived and set course to pass to the South of Vulcano Island. Wanklyn, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. M.D. HMS Edinburgh (Flying the flag of Rear-Admiral E.N. E.P. 0510 hours - Heard one explosion, most likely a depth charge. No hits were obtained. (14). Another large ship was seen to be listing heavily and down by the bow. 1505 hours - The merchant vessel altered course to 320°. 1916 hours - In position 35°26'N, 14°17'E, Upholder sighted an unidentified submarine steering North. Wanklyn, RN) ended her 10th war patrol (8th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. Tomkinson, RN), HMS Utmost (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Later the same day HMS Upholder (Lt. C.P. 1708 hours - In position 40°45'N, 17°57'E sighted another submarine steering 185° at 12 knots. After a working up period, she left for Malta on 10 December 1940 and was attached to the 10th Submarine Flotilla based there. Maund, RN), HMS Hermione (Capt. (8). Published 3 May 2012 *Moderator’s Note: This article was originally published in Defence and Technology India, Vol. "I can do no better than repeat the unique message following the sinking of HMS Upholder on April 14th 1942 : 'The ship and her company are gone but the example and inspiration remain'"[8], "L'affondamento del sommergibile britannico Upholder", "Lieutenant Commander Malcolm David Wanklyn, HMS, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1942, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Upholder_(P37)&oldid=979212079, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, World War II submarines of the United Kingdom, Articles with dead external links from October 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from August 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Troopship; 1297 men killed and 1432 rescued. Pomeroy, RNVR). In all, Upholder was credited with having sunk 97,000 tons of enemy shipping, in addition to three U-boats and one destroyer. A.C. Chapman, RN), HMS Cossack (Capt. 26 Jan 1941HMS Upholder (Lt. M.D. M.D. No hits were obtained in either attack. 0428 hours - The submarine disappeared from vieuw. 1139 hours - Returned to periscope depth as the destroyer was heard to pass to the westward. Johnston, RN). Key Point: This submarine helped as best it could. (59 were killed or missing). One torpedo hit was claimed 57 seconds after firing and the HE of the target ceased. Upholder was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong yards in the first autumn of the war at Barrow-in-Furness in northwest England. (All times are zone -2) Wanklyn could have a rest. [1], The Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd. (VSEL) Type 2400 diesel-electric patrol submarine design was selected. There he learned about oppression first hand, watching German and Italian pilots striking targets in Spain. In the meantime, the subs were offered to Portugal and Chile. (due to their displacement of 2,400 tonnes), are diesel-electric USMC - air They were primitive weapons by today’s standards, running straight ahead at about 45 knots without any homing capability. Despite British claims that Upholder should have been far away, there is no submarine reporting this attack, the visual contact was definite and there is reasonable certainty of a sinking or severe damage, therefore it is thought this attack might account for Upholder's demise. 15 Aug 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. (8). Please note that we're still working on this section. [2][3], The submarines have a single-skinned, teardrop-shaped hull constructed from NQ1 high tensile steel. The Upholder/Victoria class are armed with six 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. Four torpedoes were fired but no hits were obtained. Wanklyn, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. 2043 hours - Fired the last two torpedoes at the centre ship which was the biggest. The target was the German transport Heraklea (1927 GRT, built 1922). Around 2100 hours, as it was getting dark, enemy aircraft were seen searching along its old line of advance. 18 Sep 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. (5). 2120 to 2125 hours - The target was heard to sink. 1940 hours - Sighted two cruisers and two destroyers to the Southward. 0639 hours - One explosion occured fairly close, followed by two more nearly 15 minutes later. Settler (6202 GRT, built 1939), Life on any submarine was grueling, often downright miserable, and the undersea service was the most dangerous duty there was. 1845 hours - Heard faint HE bearing 060° and sighted a large merchant vessel and one destroyer / torpedo boat in the haze. 0427 hours - Fired two torpedoes at the rear ship from 900 yards. Closed to attack. [10] On 4 June 2011, Corner Brook while diving off the coast of British Columbia slammed into the seafloor at 5.9 knots (11 km/h) at a depth of 45 metres (148 ft). Wanklyn, VC, DSO, RN) departed Malta for her 28th war patrol (26h in the Mediterranean). However, the need for export potential upped the displacement limit to 2,400 tons to allow for flexibility in construction if the need for alternative machinery and systems arose. G.N. The destroyer went overhead when Upholder was at 45 feet but did not drop any depth charges. [The convoy attacked by Upholder was made up of the Italian troop transports Neptunia (19475 GRT, built 1932), Oceania (19507 GRT, built 1933) and Victoria (13098 GRT, built 1931). On 5 October Chicoutimi was passing through a gale with 6-metre (20 ft) seas. An Italian aircraft had reported Force H in the morning but the convoy and Force X, at that moment about 100 nautical miles to the south-westward, appeared not to have been sighed. Several more depth charges were dropped at intervals until 1830 hours when the torpedo boat retired to the East at high speed. [3] The DCC Action Information Organisation and Fire Control System (AIS/FC), developed from the DCA/DCB systems in service at that time aboard Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines, was based on two Ferranti FM1600E computers with a digital data bus linked to three dual-purpose consoles. A.N. Wanklyn, RN) ended her 8th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean) at Malta. 2 Oct 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. 0858 hours - Dived and retired to the East. 10 Dec 1940HMS Upholder (Lt. M.D. 1 Jul 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. 20 Aug 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. Closed to attack. 5 Jan 1942HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. They were escorted by the Italian destroyers Turbine, Folgore, Saetta and Strale. 1 May 1941HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. British Upholder Class submarine in 1/50th scale. M.D. Simmers, RNR). M.D. Of her crew of 38, there were three wounded, three killed and three missing. During the attacks three enemy torpedo bombers were shot down by AA fire from the ships. She carried 468 PoWs and was escorted by the Italian destroyer Strale. 2326 hours - Fired two torpedoes from 1500 yards and dived to 180 feet. Wanklyn, RN) departed Malta for her 8th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean). They were escorted by at least four destroyers. Both appeared to hit the target. 30 Oct 1940HMS Upholder (Lt. M.D. The merchant vessel had sunk. Dived immediately. She was ordered to patrol near Tripoli, Libya. Four torpedoes were intended but no.3 torpedo cap refused to open. Two days later, on the 27th, the fleet reached Gibraltar. Two sailors were injured in the collision and the submarine suffered significant damage, with a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) hole in the bow. Force H was to cover the convoy until it reached the narrows between Sicily and Tunisia. M.D. 1055 hours - Sighted the cruisers approaching, bearing 250°. No hits were obtained. 10 Depth charges were dropped but no damage was sustained. Continued passage to the east and enemy attacks, 24 July 1941. Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 due to their displacement of 2,400 tons, are diesel-electric Fleet submarines originally of the Upholder class designed in the UK in the late 1970s. 0544 hours - Fired no.3 and no.1 torpedo tube. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) was undocked, conducted propeller trials which again were not satisfactory and she was docked yet again. HMS Ark Royal kept her Fulmars up until RAF Beaufighters had arrived from Malta to take over. HMS Ark Royal at that moment had four fighters in the air and sent up six more. Wanklyn, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) On the 14th Upholder was ordered to take up a patrol position of the North coast of Spain near Gijon making this passage her 1st war patrol. The estimated cost for the program would be between $1.5 and $2 billion CAN. After a working up period, she left for Malta on 10 December 1940 and was attached to the 10th Submarine Flotilla based there. The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 (this was Medico Rock near Ustica). She was ordered to patrol South of the Straits of Messina. He then turned back to meet Admiral Syfret, also sending from HMS Ark Royal six Swordfish aircraft which left her in position 37°42’N, 07°17’E at 1000/25. She was long employed against enemy communications in the Central Mediterranean, and she became noted for the uniformly high quality of her services in that arduous and dangerous duty. Under the command of Lt.Cdr. Several bombs fell near HMS Edinburgh which was leading the port column, and a near miss abreast a boiler room disabled HMS Firedrake which had been sweeping ahead of the convoy. | She was escorted by the torpedo boat Giuseppe Missori which dropped 17 depth charges, the Cant Z.501 2/144 dropped an antisubmarine bomb at 1815 and a second one at 1840. (All times are zone -2) 0604 hours - Started an attack on a group of three destroyers, two 'Soldati'-class and one Turbine-class. He decided to go ahead with the cruiser but leave all destroyers with the convoy so at 0745/24, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Arethusa and HMS Manxman left the convoy and pressed ahead at high speed to Malta where they arrived at noon the same day. All torpedoes missed as the speed was underestimated.