The wreck of the Strale which had grounded near Cape Bon on 1 June 1942 and was finally destroyed by Turbulent
The German ship Kreta
The German auxiliary submarine tender Bengasi
The Italian tanker Utilitas
Turbulent also damaged the Italian tanker Pozarica and the Italian cargo ship Nino Bixio. Nino Bixio was carrying more than 3,000 Allied prisoners of war, of whom 336 were killed by either the explosion or drowning.[1]
She also launched unsuccessful attacks on the following ships:
An unidentified submarine off Fiume
The Italian merchantmen Anna Maria Gualdi and Sestriere
The Italian armed merchant cruiser Ramb III which was damaged by Turbulent while in Benghazi harbour
The small Italian passenger / cargo vessel Principessa Mafalda
Sinkingedit
On 23 February 1943 Turbulent sailed from Algiers for a patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea. On 1 March is assumed that she torpedoed and sank the steamer San Vincenzo. On 3 March she shelled and sank the Italian motorsailers Gesù Giuseppe e Maria and Pier Delle Vigne. On 12 March the anti-submarine trawlerTeti II sighted the periscope and conning tower of a submarine and attacked. Although the success of the attack is not sure, as a matter of fact Turbulent did not respond to any further messages and did not return when expected on 23 March. So, it was thought for a long time that either Turbulent fell victim of the Teti II attack or of a mine off Maddalena, Sardinia. This was actually refuted in a letter from Lt-cdr P K Kemp of the Royal Navy Historical Branch to Admiral Fioravanzo of the Italian Navy in February 1959 . The letter is held in the files of Ufficio Storico. M. M. More recent research, however, suggests that the action of 12 March 1943 was actually against the French submarine Casabianca (which survived) and that Turbulent may have been sunk on 6 March 1943 by depth charges dropped by the Italian torpedo boat Ardito off Punta Licosa, south of Naples.[2]
Aftermathedit
Turbulent sank a huge amount of enemy shipping and endured numerous attacks. The Royal history saying "Turbulent sank over 90,000 tons of enemy shipping. She was depth charged on over 250 occasions by enemy forces hunting her.[3]
In recognition of this achievement, and the gallantry of Turbulent's crew, her commander, John Wallace Linton, DSODSCRN was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in May 1943.
The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross for great valour in command of HM Submarines to Commander John Wallace Linton, DSO, DSC, Royal Navy. From the outbreak of War until H.M.S. Turbulent's last patrol Commander Linton was constantly in command of submarines, and during that time inflicted great damage on the Enemy. He sank one Cruiser, one Destroyer, one U-boat, twenty-eight Supply Ships, some 100,000 tons in all, and destroyed three trains by gun-fire. In his last year he spent two hundred and fifty-four days at sea, submerged for nearly 'half the time, and his ship was hunted thirteen times and had two hundred and fifty depth charges aimed at her. His many and brilliant successes were due to his constant activity and skill, and the daring which never failed him when there was an Enemy to be attacked. On one occasion, for instance, in H.M.S. Turbulent, he sighted a convoy of two Merchantmen and two Destroyers in mist and moonlight. He worked round ahead of the convoy and dived to attack it as it passed through the moon's rays. On bringing his sights to bear he found himself right ahead of a Destroyer. Yet he held his course till the Destroyer was almost on top of him, and, when his sights came on the convoy, he fired. His great courage and determination were rewarded. He sank one Merchantman and one Destroyer outright, and set the other Merchantman on fire so that she blew up.
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December 15, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Turbulent HMS Turbulent N98 was a T class submarine of the Royal Navy It was laid down by Vickers Armstrong Barrow and launched in May 1941 HMS Turbulent on the outboard side moored upHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS TurbulentBuilderVickers Armstrong BarrowLaid down15 March 1940Launched12 May 1941Commissioned2 December 1941IdentificationPennant number N98FateSunk March 1943BadgeGeneral 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 sternward facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes 1 x 4 inch 102 mm deck gun 3 anti aircraft machine guns Contents 1 Career 2 Sinking 3 Aftermath 4 Citations 5 ReferencesCareer editTurbulent spent most of her career serving in the Mediterranean In that time she sank the following ships Six Greek sailing vessels the Prodromos Aghios Apostolos Aghios Yonizov Evangelista Aghios Dyonysios and Aghia Traio Nine Italian merchants Rosa M Delia Bolsena Capo Arma Regulus Marte Vittoria Beraldo Pozzuoli and San Vincenzo The Italian sailing vessels Franco San Giusto Gesu Giuseppe e Maria and Pier Delle Vigne The Italian Navigatori class destroyer Emanuele Pessagno The wreck of the Strale which had grounded near Cape Bon on 1 June 1942 and was finally destroyed by Turbulent The German ship Kreta The German auxiliary submarine tender Bengasi The Italian tanker UtilitasTurbulent also damaged the Italian tanker Pozarica and the Italian cargo ship Nino Bixio Nino Bixio was carrying more than 3 000 Allied prisoners of war of whom 336 were killed by either the explosion or drowning 1 She also launched unsuccessful attacks on the following ships An unidentified submarine off Fiume The Italian merchantmen Anna Maria Gualdi and Sestriere The German submarine U 81 in two attacks The German transport Ankara The Italian armed merchant cruiser Ramb III which was damaged by Turbulent while in Benghazi harbour The small Italian passenger cargo vessel Principessa MafaldaSinking editOn 23 February 1943 Turbulent sailed from Algiers for a patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea On 1 March is assumed that she torpedoed and sank the steamer San Vincenzo On 3 March she shelled and sank the Italian motorsailers Gesu Giuseppe e Maria and Pier Delle Vigne On 12 March the anti submarine trawler Teti II sighted the periscope and conning tower of a submarine and attacked Although the success of the attack is not sure as a matter of fact Turbulent did not respond to any further messages and did not return when expected on 23 March So it was thought for a long time that either Turbulent fell victim of the Teti II attack or of a mine off Maddalena Sardinia This was actually refuted in a letter from Lt cdr P K Kemp of the Royal Navy Historical Branch to Admiral Fioravanzo of the Italian Navy in February 1959 The letter is held in the files of Ufficio Storico M M More recent research however suggests that the action of 12 March 1943 was actually against the French submarine Casabianca which survived and that Turbulent may have been sunk on 6 March 1943 by depth charges dropped by the Italian torpedo boat Ardito off Punta Licosa south of Naples 2 Aftermath editTurbulent sank a huge amount of enemy shipping and endured numerous attacks The Royal history saying Turbulent sank over 90 000 tons of enemy shipping She was depth charged on over 250 occasions by enemy forces hunting her 3 In recognition of this achievement and the gallantry of Turbulent s crew her commander John Wallace Linton DSO DSC RN was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in May 1943 The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross for great valour in command of HM Submarines to Commander John Wallace Linton DSO DSC Royal Navy From the outbreak of War until H M S Turbulent s last patrol Commander Linton was constantly in command of submarines and during that time inflicted great damage on the Enemy He sank one Cruiser one Destroyer one U boat twenty eight Supply Ships some 100 000 tons in all and destroyed three trains by gun fire In his last year he spent two hundred and fifty four days at sea submerged for nearly half the time and his ship was hunted thirteen times and had two hundred and fifty depth charges aimed at her His many and brilliant successes were due to his constant activity and skill and the daring which never failed him when there was an Enemy to be attacked On one occasion for instance in H M S Turbulent he sighted a convoy of two Merchantmen and two Destroyers in mist and moonlight He worked round ahead of the convoy and dived to attack it as it passed through the moon s rays On bringing his sights to bear he found himself right ahead of a Destroyer Yet he held his course till the Destroyer was almost on top of him and when his sights came on the convoy he fired His great courage and determination were rewarded He sank one Merchantman and one Destroyer outright and set the other Merchantman on fire so that she blew up London Gazette 25 May 1943 4 Citations edit Helgason Gudmundur 1995 2014 HMS Turbulent N 98 uboat net Gudmundur Helgason Retrieved 1 October 2014 HMS Turbulent N 98 of the Royal Navy British Submarine of the T class Allied Warships of WWII uboat net uboat net Retrieved 6 September 2019 Submarine History Submarine Service Operations and Support Royal Navy Archived from the original on 20 February 2007 Retrieved 27 June 2007 No 36028 The London Gazette Supplement 25 May 1943 p 2329 References editCaruana Joseph 2012 Emergency Victualling of Malta During WWII Warship International LXIX 4 357 364 ISSN 0043 0374 Colledge 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 Turbulent N98 amp oldid 1169620155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
