HMS P48 (1942)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 21 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1942 |
| Fate: | Depth charged in the Gulf of Tunis on 25 December 1942 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load Submerged - 730 tons |
| Length: | 58.22 m (191 feet) |
| Beam: | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft diesel-electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors |
| Speed: | 11.25 knots max surfaced 10 knots max submerged |
| Complement: | 27-31 |
| Armament: | 4 bow internal 21 inch torpedo tubes - 8 - 10 torpedoes 1 - 3 inch gun |
HMS P48 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.
The submarine departed from Malta on her last patrol, on 23 December 1942 under the command of Lieutenant M.E. Faber. She was sunk with the loss of her entire crew two days later whilst attacking an Italian convoy in the Gulf of Tunis heading towards Tunis. The submarine was depth charged by two Italian torpedo boats, Ardente and Ardito at position 37º15'N, 10º30'E, north-west of the island of Zembra. The submarine was officially declared overdue on 5 January 1943.
[edit] References
- HMS P48 (P 48). uboat.net. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
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