For other ships with the same name, see HMS Severn.
HMS Severn (N57) was an ocean-going submarine of the River class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, at Barrow, and launched on 16 January 1934. She was completed on 12 January 1935.[1]
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 21 inch (533 mm) weapons. The tonnage of the Severn was 1,850 on surface and 2,710 when submerged. Like the rest of her classmates, Severn was of riveted construction, which was a significant limitation when it came to the safe diving depth: 300 feet (91 m) compared to the 500 feet (150 m) of the Odin-class.
Service historyEdit
The outbreak of the Second World War found Severn in the Mediterranean with the 1st Submarine Flotilla stationed at Malta. In September 1939 she was transferred to West Africa, stationed at Freetown, to act as convoy escort guarding against surface raiders.[1] She was on notice to take part in the hunt for the Graff Spee, but this notice was withdrawn following the Battle of the River Plate
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 German battleship Bismarck before her eventual sinking. Severn returned to Gibraltar upon the sinking of Bismarck.
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 Sicily (Operation Husky). Following this she was stationed at Haifa, and took part in relief operations to the garrison at Leros during the Aegean campaign.[1]
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.
DisposalEdit
VJ-Day found Severn in Ceylon, where she had been paid off and decommissioned on 23 December 1944. Having survived the Second World War, she was sold for breaking up in 1946 to T. Hassanally, of Bombay.[1]
Swetnam, D. (2001). "Question 53/99: Naval Activities at Cagliari, Sardinia". Warship International. XXXVIII (4): 341. ISSN 0043-0374.
External linksEdit
GB Mason HMS Severn at naval-history.net
G Helgason HMS Severn at uboat.net
October 15, 2023
severn, other, ships, with, same, name, severn, ocean, going, submarine, river, class, built, vickers, armstrong, barrow, launched, january, 1934, completed, january, 1935, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, severnordered1931buildervickers, armstrong, barrowlaunch. For other ships with the same name see HMS Severn HMS Severn N57 was an ocean going submarine of the River class She was built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and launched on 16 January 1934 She was completed on 12 January 1935 1 HMS Severn N57 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS SevernOrdered1931BuilderVickers Armstrong BarrowLaunched16 January 1934Decommissioned23 December 1944Out of service23 December 1944FateSold for scrapping 30 July 1946BadgeGeneral characteristicsDisplacement2 206 tons surfaced 2 723 tons submergedLength345 ft 105 m Beam28 ft 3 in 8 61 m Draught15 9 ft 4 8 m Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 2 supercharged diesels 10 000 hp max 2 electric motors 2500 hpSpeed22 knots 41 km h surfaced 10 knots 19 km h submergedRange12 000 nmi 22 000 km 14 000 mi at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph surfacedComplement61Sensors and processing systemsASDICArmament6 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes bow 1 4 inch Mk XVI deck gun Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Disposal 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksConstruction EditAt 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 21 inch 533 mm weapons The tonnage of the Severn was 1 850 on surface and 2 710 when submerged Like the rest of her classmates Severn was of riveted construction which was a significant limitation when it came to the safe diving depth 300 feet 91 m compared to the 500 feet 150 m of the Odin class Service history EditThe outbreak of the Second World War found Severn in the Mediterranean with the 1st Submarine Flotilla stationed at Malta In September 1939 she was transferred to West Africa stationed at Freetown to act as convoy escort guarding against surface raiders 1 She was on notice to take part in the hunt for the Graff Spee but this notice was withdrawn following the Battle of the River PlateIn 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 German battleship Bismarck before her eventual sinking Severn returned to Gibraltar upon the sinking of Bismarck 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 Sicily Operation Husky Following this she was stationed at Haifa and took part in relief operations to the garrison at Leros during the Aegean campaign 1 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 EditVJ Day found Severn in Ceylon where she had been paid off and decommissioned on 23 December 1944 Having survived the Second World War she was sold for breaking up in 1946 to T Hassanally of Bombay 1 Notes Edit a b c d GB Mason HMS Severn at naval history net This was according to the crew of The Severn the Italian submarine Bianchi and was sunk on 7 August 1941 The torpedo was from the No 4 Tube HMS Severn Uboat net Medallion presented to the crew References EditColledge 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 Swetnam D 2001 Question 53 99 Naval Activities at Cagliari Sardinia Warship International XXXVIII 4 341 ISSN 0043 0374 External links EditGB Mason HMS Severn at naval history net G Helgason HMS Severn at uboat net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Severn N57 amp oldid 1152685995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
