Unbeaten spent much of her career operating in the Mediterranean, where she sank the Italian sailing vessel V 51 / Alfa, the Vichy-French merchant PLM 20, the Italian submarine Guglielmotti and the German submarine U-374. She also claimed to have sunk two sailing vessels with gunfire on 15 July 1941 at Marsa Zuag roads, Libya, but Italian sources only confirm damage to one fishing vessel.[1]
Unbeaten also lightly damaged the Italian merchant Vettor Pisani on 16 March 1942.[2] She also unsuccessfully attacked the Italian merchant Silvio Scaroni, the Italian troop transport Esperia and a large Italian troop transport, thought to be either Oceania or Neptunia.[1]
Sinking
After a refit in Chatham, and subsequent workup, Unbeaten was attached to the Third Submarine Flotilla in Scotland. Having sailed from Holy Loch on her last patrol, Unbeaten completed Operation Bluestone, landing an agent in Spain near Bayona. She then completed her patrol in the Bay of Biscay and was returning to the United Kingdom when she went missing. It is believed that she was probably attacked and sunk in error by a Royal Air ForceWellington of No. 172 Squadron, Coastal Command in the Bay of Biscay on 11 November 1942. She was lost with all hands.[3]
Commanding officers
Her first CO was Edward "Teddy" Woodward. Her second and last CO was Lt Donald Ogilvy Watson.
^See 'La Difesa del Trafico con L'Africa Settentrionale', the official Italian naval history. Vettor Pisani was lost to air attack on 24 July 1942. There is also no record in the official Admiralty naval staff history 'Submarines in the Mediterranean Vol. II
^Submarine losses 1904 to present day 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, RN Submarine Museum, Gosport
unbeaten, class, submarine, second, group, that, class, built, vickers, armstrong, barrow, furness, laid, down, november, 1939, commissioned, november, 1940, been, only, ship, royal, navy, bear, name, unbeaten, moored, alongside, dock, maltahistoryunited, king. HMS Unbeaten was a U class submarine of the second group of that class built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow in Furness She was laid down on 22 November 1939 and was commissioned on 10 November 1940 So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Unbeaten HMS Unbeaten moored alongside a dock at MaltaHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS UnbeatenBuilderVickers Armstrong Barrow in FurnessLaid down22 November 1939Launched9 July 1940Commissioned10 November 1940FateSunk 11 November 1942BadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeU class submarineDisplacementSurfaced 540 tons standard 630 tons full load Submerged 730 tonsLength58 22 m 191 ft 0 in Beam4 90 m 16 ft 1 in Draught4 62 m 15 ft 2 in Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators electric motors 615 825 hpSpeed11 25 kn 20 84 km h 12 95 mph max surfaced 10 kn 19 km h 12 mph max submergedComplement27 31Armament4 x bow internal 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 10 torpedoes 1 x 3 inch 76 mm gun Contents 1 Career 2 Sinking 3 Commanding officers 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 SourcesCareer EditUnbeaten spent much of her career operating in the Mediterranean where she sank the Italian sailing vessel V 51 Alfa the Vichy French merchant PLM 20 the Italian submarine Guglielmotti and the German submarine U 374 She also claimed to have sunk two sailing vessels with gunfire on 15 July 1941 at Marsa Zuag roads Libya but Italian sources only confirm damage to one fishing vessel 1 Unbeaten also lightly damaged the Italian merchant Vettor Pisani on 16 March 1942 2 She also unsuccessfully attacked the Italian merchant Silvio Scaroni the Italian troop transport Esperia and a large Italian troop transport thought to be either Oceania or Neptunia 1 Sinking EditAfter a refit in Chatham and subsequent workup Unbeaten was attached to the Third Submarine Flotilla in Scotland Having sailed from Holy Loch on her last patrol Unbeaten completed Operation Bluestone landing an agent in Spain near Bayona She then completed her patrol in the Bay of Biscay and was returning to the United Kingdom when she went missing It is believed that she was probably attacked and sunk in error by a Royal Air Force Wellington of No 172 Squadron Coastal Command in the Bay of Biscay on 11 November 1942 She was lost with all hands 3 Commanding officers EditHer first CO was Edward Teddy Woodward Her second and last CO was Lt Donald Ogilvy Watson References EditCitations Edit a b HMS Unbeaten uboat net See La Difesa del Trafico con L Africa Settentrionale the official Italian naval history Vettor Pisani was lost to air attack on 24 July 1942 There is also no record in the official Admiralty naval staff history Submarines in the Mediterranean Vol II Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine RN Submarine Museum Gosport Sources Edit 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 Smith David 2012 Being Silent They Speak The Story of a WWII Submarine Unbeaten Plymouth Stand Easy ISBN 978 0 9573925 1 9 OCLC 53783010 Coordinates 46 50 N 6 51 W 46 833 N 6 850 W 46 833 6 850 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Unbeaten amp oldid 1112487698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
