Thorn had a short-lived career, serving in the Mediterranean.
Commencing operations in late 1941, Thorn sank the German tanker Campina, the Italian tanker Ninuccia, the Italian submarine Medusa, the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel AS 91 / Ottavia and the Italian transport ship Monviso. She also attacked an Italian convoy in the central Mediterranean, but failed to hit any ships.[1]
On 6 August 1942 Thorn encountered the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso, escorting the steamer Istria from Benghazi, off southern Crete. Pegaso spotted an escorting aircraft machine-gunning the sea’s surface and moved in to investigate. Just four minutes after the aircraft’s attack the Pegaso picked up a sonar contact and carried out seven attacks after which contact was lost. Thorn failed to return from the patrol and is believed to have been lost in this attack. She was declared overdue on 11 August 1942.[2]
thorn, other, ships, with, same, name, thorn, class, submarine, royal, navy, laid, down, cammell, laird, limited, birkenhead, launched, march, 1941, thornhistoryunited, kingdomnamehms, thornbuildercammell, laird, limited, birkenheadlaid, down20, january, 1940l. For other ships with the same name see HMS Thorn HMS Thorn N11 was a T class submarine of the Royal Navy She was laid down by Cammell Laird amp Co Limited Birkenhead and launched in March 1941 HMS ThornHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS ThornBuilderCammell Laird amp Co Limited BirkenheadLaid down20 January 1940Launched18 March 1941Commissioned26 August 1941IdentificationPennant number N11FateSunk 6 August 1942BadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeBritish T class submarineDisplacement1 090 tons surfaced 1 575 tons submergedLength275 ft 84 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draught16 3 ft 5 0 m PropulsionTwo shafts Twin diesel engines 2 500 hp 1 86 MW each Twin electric motors 1 450 hp 1 08 MW eachSpeed15 25 knots 28 7 km h surfaced 9 knots 20 km h submergedRange4 500 nautical miles at 11 knots 8 330 km at 20 km h surfacedTest depth300 ft 91 m maxComplement61Armament6 internal forward facing 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 external forward facing torpedo tubes 3 external backward facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes 1 x 4 inch 102 mm deck gun 3 anti aircraft machine gunsCareer editThorn had a short lived career serving in the Mediterranean Commencing operations in late 1941 Thorn sank the German tanker Campina the Italian tanker Ninuccia the Italian submarine Medusa the Italian auxiliary patrol vessel AS 91 Ottavia and the Italian transport ship Monviso She also attacked an Italian convoy in the central Mediterranean but failed to hit any ships 1 On 6 August 1942 Thorn encountered the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso escorting the steamer Istria from Benghazi off southern Crete Pegaso spotted an escorting aircraft machine gunning the sea s surface and moved in to investigate Just four minutes after the aircraft s attack the Pegaso picked up a sonar contact and carried out seven attacks after which contact was lost Thorn failed to return from the patrol and is believed to have been lost in this attack She was declared overdue on 11 August 1942 2 Notes edit HMS Thorn Uboat net Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 8 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine RN Submarine Museum GosportReferences 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 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 34 25 0 N 22 36 0 E 34 41667 N 22 60000 E 34 41667 22 60000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Thorn N11 amp oldid 1162470694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
