H.M.S. Sterlet (1937)

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H.M.S. Sterlet (1937)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Ordered: 1935 Programme
Laid down: 14 Jul, 1936
Launched: 22 Sep, 1937
Commissioned: 6 Apr, 1938
Sunk: 18 Apr, 1940
H.M.S. Sterlet was one of sixty-two "S" Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

On 22 February 1939, Sterlet dragged her anchors while moored 5.9 cables off Sandown Pier Light. Though Lt. Carol Wiliam Phipson Lee had had the watch at the time, Lieutant-in-Command Richard Michael Eames Pain was Court-Martialed in the aftermath and received a reprimand and was dismissed the ship. The Sunfish suffered the same misfortune on the occasion.[1][2]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Officer Dismissed His Ship." The Times (London, England), 20 Mar. 1939, p. 21.
  2. "Stranding of a Submarine." The Times (London, England), 18 Mar. 1939, p. 9.
  3. "Officer Dismissed His Ship." The Times (London, England), 20 Mar. 1939, p. 21.
  4. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  5. Uboat.net page on the ship.


"S" Class Submarine
1929 and 1930 Programmes
  Swordfish Sturgeon Seahorse Starfish  
1931 – 1935 Programmes
  Sealion Shark Snapper Salmon  
  Seawolf Spearfish Sunfish Sterlet  
1939 – 1944 Programmes
Safari Sahib Saracen Satyr Sceptre
Seadog Sibyl Sea Rover Seraph Shakespeare
P222 Sea Nymph Sickle Simoom Sirdar
Spiteful Splendid Sportsman Stoic Stonehenge
Storm Stratagem Strongbow Spark Scythian
Stubborn Surf Syrtis Shalimar Scotsman
Sea Devil Spirit Statesman Sturdy Stygian
Subtle Supreme Sea Scout Selene Seneschal
Sentinel Sidon Sleuth Solent Spearhead
Springer Saga Scorcher Spur Sanguine
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