HMS Severn (N57)
HMS Severn (N57)
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Name | HMS Severn |
Ordered | 1931 |
Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow |
Launched | 16 January 1934 |
Decommissioned | 23 December 1944 |
Out of service | 23 December 1944 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 30 July 1946 |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement |
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Length | 345 ft (105 m) |
Beam | 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) |
Draught | 15.9 ft (4.8 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced |
Complement | 61 |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
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HMS Severn (N57) was an ocean-going
Construction
At the time of launch, the River class were the fastest submarines afloat. They were powered by 10,000 hp diesel engines for surface operations and electric motors for submerged operations giving top speeds of 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h) and 10 knots (19 km/h) respectively. She carried a complement of 60 crew and was armed with a 4-inch (102 mm) gun, two machine guns and six torpedo tubes for
Service history
The outbreak of the
In March 1940 Severn returned to home waters and was employed on interception patrols in the North Sea. This involved searching for U-boats, surface raiders and blockade runners, and she was active in this capacity during the Norwegian campaign. In May 1940, she sank the Swedish merchant Monark, which had been taken into German service.
In May 1941 Severn was reassigned to Gibraltar with the 8th Submarine Flotilla. During this period she made several patrols in the western Mediterranean, and she also sailed with HG 69 as ocean escort In June 1941 Severn fired upon an Italian Argonauta class submarine and later sank the Italian merchants Polinnia and Ugo Bassi. In August, she attacked an unidentified submarine.[2][3][4]
She was one of a number of submarines ordered to track the
In 1942 Severn returned to home waters, where she employed again on interception duties.
In May 1943 she returned to the Mediterranean to join the naval operations leading up to the invasion of
In January 1944 Severn was assigned to the Eastern Fleet, joining 2nd Submarine Flotilla at Trincomalee in May. There she took part in interception patrols in the Indian Ocean.
Disposal
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Swetnam, D. (2001). "Question 53/99: Naval Activities at Cagliari, Sardinia". Warship International. XXXVIII (4): 341. ISSN 0043-0374.
External links
- GB Mason HMS Severn at naval-history.net
- G Helgason HMS Severn at uboat.net