HMS Talisman (N78)

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HMS Talisman
History
United Kingdom
BuilderCammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
Laid down27 September 1938
Launched29 January 1940
Commissioned29 June 1940[1]
IdentificationPennant number N78
FateSunk 17 September 1942
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type
British T class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,090 tons surfaced
  • 1,575 tons submerged
Length275 ft (84 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught16.3 ft (5.0 m)
Propulsion
  • Two shafts
  • Twin diesel engines 2,500 hp (1.86 MW) each
  • Twin electric motors 1,450 hp (1.08 MW) each
Speed
  • 15.25 knots (28.7 km/h) surfaced
  • 9 knots (20 km/h) submerged
Range4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots (8,330 km at 20 km/h) surfaced
Test depth300 ft (91 m) max
Complement59
Armament

The second HMS Talisman (N78), and the first to enter service under the name, was a

T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead
and launched on 29 January 1940.

Career

Talisman had a relatively short but active career, spending most of her time in the

Mediterranean
.

One of her first actions was the capture of the French fishing vessel Le Clipper, which was then used to observe

Sinking

Talisman left Gibraltar on 10 September 1942 carrying supplies to

Alabastro, on the surface and sank her.[2]

Nothing was heard from Talisman again and she failed to arrive at Malta. She is presumed either to have hit an Italian mine off Sicily or to have been destroyed by Italian surface forces on 17 September. She was declared overdue on 18 September 1942.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b HMS Talisman on uboat.net
  2. ^ "HMS Talisman (N 78) of the Royal Navy - British Submarine of the T class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net".
  3. ^ Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 8 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, RN Submarine Museum, Gosport

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