HMS P36 was a British U class submarine, a member of the third group of that class to be built. She was sunk at the quayside in Malta in 1942, and some of her survivors were shipwrecked again in another submarine less than six weeks later.
On 26 November 1941 on patrol in the Bay of Biscay, P36 attacked a German submarine with torpedoes south-west of Belle-Ile island. The torpedoes missed their target which may have been one of U-133, U-552, U-567 or U-577.[1]
On 13 February 1942 P36 fired four torpedoes against the Italian heavy cruisersGorizia and Trento in the Ionian Sea about 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Capo Spartivento, Calabria, Italy. None of the torpedoes hit. Two days later, P36 torpedoed and damaged the Italian destroyer Carabiniere off Taranto.
On 1 April 1942 P36 was lying alongside a jetty at Sliema Harbour in Malta when the Luftwaffe attacked the harbour. A large bomb from a Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 aircraft landed sufficiently near to the submarine to hole her and she began to sink. Despite desperate efforts to save the submarine she rolled over and sank.[2] She was not raised until 7 August 1958 and then scuttled off Malta on 22 August 1958. Following the loss of P36 in 1942, some surviving crew members embarked on board another submarine HMS Olympus bound for Gibraltar. Shortly after leaving Malta on 8 May 1942, Olympus struck a mine and sank. The nine survivors of the 98 passengers and crew swam 7 miles (11 km) back to the Maltese coast.[3]
Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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1941, other, ships, with, same, name, british, class, submarine, member, third, group, that, class, built, sunk, quayside, malta, 1942, some, survivors, were, shipwrecked, again, another, submarine, less, than, weeks, later, ursula, sister, ship, historyunited. For other ships with the same name see HMS P36 HMS P36 was a British U class submarine a member of the third group of that class to be built She was sunk at the quayside in Malta in 1942 and some of her survivors were shipwrecked again in another submarine less than six weeks later HMS Ursula sister ship to HMS P36 HistoryUnited KingdomNameP36BuilderVickers Armstrong Barrow in FurnessLaid down26 July 1940Launched28 April 1941Commissioned24 September 1941FateSunk 1 April 1942General characteristicsDisplacementSurfaced 540 tons standard 630 tons full load Submerged 740 tonsLength196 ft 9 in 59 97 m Beam16 ft 1 in 4 90 m Draught15 ft 2 in 4 62 m Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators electric motors 615 825 hpSpeed11 25 knots max surfaced 9 knots 17 km h max submergedComplement27 31Armament4 bow internal 2 bow external 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 10 torpedoes 1 3 inch 76 mm gun 3 AA machine gunsService history EditOn 26 November 1941 on patrol in the Bay of Biscay P36 attacked a German submarine with torpedoes south west of Belle Ile island The torpedoes missed their target which may have been one of U 133 U 552 U 567 or U 577 1 On 13 February 1942 P36 fired four torpedoes against the Italian heavy cruisers Gorizia and Trento in the Ionian Sea about 90 nautical miles 170 km east of Capo Spartivento Calabria Italy None of the torpedoes hit Two days later P36 torpedoed and damaged the Italian destroyer Carabiniere off Taranto On 1 April 1942 P36 was lying alongside a jetty at Sliema Harbour in Malta when the Luftwaffe attacked the harbour A large bomb from a Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 aircraft landed sufficiently near to the submarine to hole her and she began to sink Despite desperate efforts to save the submarine she rolled over and sank 2 She was not raised until 7 August 1958 and then scuttled off Malta on 22 August 1958 Following the loss of P36 in 1942 some surviving crew members embarked on board another submarine HMS Olympus bound for Gibraltar Shortly after leaving Malta on 8 May 1942 Olympus struck a mine and sank The nine survivors of the 98 passengers and crew swam 7 miles 11 km back to the Maltese coast 3 References EditNotes Uboat net P36 P36 rnsubs co uk Retrieved 27 September 2022 Uboat net HMS Olympus BibliographyColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Hutchinson Robert 2001 Jane s Submarines War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day London HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 710558 8 OCLC 53783010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS P36 1941 amp oldid 1112683080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
