Undaunted spent much of her short career operating in the Mediterranean.[1] On 1 May 1941, she sailed from Malta to patrol off Tripoli, Libya. She was due to return to Malta on 11 May but she failed to do so and is presumed lost on mines. It is also possible that she was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso, which had sailed from Tripoli on the 12th. Pegaso had signalled that she had attacked a submarine with depth charges and that a large patch of oil had been observed, an indication of the submarine's destruction. Against this theory is the fact that by that date Undaunted should have been back at Malta, but it is possible that a decision to remain at sea longer had been taken, or that she had suffered mechanical problems preventing her return. It is also possible that she was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Pleiade off Tripoli on the 13th but this is not very likely.[2]
undaunted, other, ships, with, same, name, undaunted, undaunted, british, class, submarine, second, group, that, class, built, vickers, armstrong, barrow, furness, laid, down, december, 1939, commissioned, december, 1940, historyunited, kingdomnamehms, undaunt. For other ships with the same name see HMS Undaunted HMS Undaunted was a British U class submarine of the second group of that class built by Vickers Armstrong Barrow in Furness She was laid down on 2 December 1939 and was commissioned on 30 December 1940 HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS UndauntedBuilderVickers Armstrong Barrow in FurnessLaid down2 December 1939Launched20 August 1940Commissioned30 December 1940FateSunk 11 May 1941BadgeGeneral characteristicsDisplacementSurfaced 540 tons standard 630 tons full load Submerged 730 tonsLength58 22 m 191 feet 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 knots max surfaced 10 knots max submergedComplement27 31Armament4 bow internal 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 10 torpedoes 1 3 inch 76 mm gunSinking EditUndaunted spent much of her short career operating in the Mediterranean 1 On 1 May 1941 she sailed from Malta to patrol off Tripoli Libya She was due to return to Malta on 11 May but she failed to do so and is presumed lost on mines It is also possible that she was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso which had sailed from Tripoli on the 12th Pegaso had signalled that she had attacked a submarine with depth charges and that a large patch of oil had been observed an indication of the submarine s destruction Against this theory is the fact that by that date Undaunted should have been back at Malta but it is possible that a decision to remain at sea longer had been taken or that she had suffered mechanical problems preventing her return It is also possible that she was sunk by the Italian torpedo boat Pleiade off Tripoli on the 13th but this is not very likely 2 Citations Edit HMS Undaunted uboat net Submarine losses 1904 to present day Archived 2 January 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Undaunted N55 amp oldid 1169363536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
