HMS Safari (P211)
The HMS Safari ( P211 ) [A 2] was a submarine of the Royal Navy in World War II.
History
See: History of Seraph - class and detailed history of the S-Class
The safari was a submarine of the third contract section of the successful S-Class; this contract section is also called the Seraph class. It was launched at Cammell Laird in the North West of England Birkenhead on June 5, 1940 expired on November 18, 1941 from the pile and was of the Royal Navy on March 14, 1942 [A 1] put into service.
The safari was used in the Mediterranean.
Sank or damaged the submarine before Sardinia four Italian transport ships In July and August 1942
Beginning in October 1942 patrolled the Safari in the Adriatic. On October 2, she reached in front of the Croatian port of Korcula at 42 ° 56 ' N, 17 ° 17' O42.93333333333317.283333333333 the Italian transport ship Veglia ( 896 GRT) with torpedoes and artillery. The former Yugoslav ship (Kosovo) could be saved despite the heavy damage, but was later declared a total loss. On October 5, torpedoed and damaged the safari south of the Croatian port Sebenik at 43 ° 38 ' N, 15 ° 52' O43.63333333333315.866666666667 the Italian cargo ship Eneo ( 545 GRT).
On 20 October, the Safari sank off the Tunisian coast at 34 ° 45 ' N, 12 ° 31' O34.7512.516666666667 the Italian transport ship Titania ( 5397 GRT) with torpedoes. The Titania had already been a day earlier torpedoed and damaged by British submarine HMS Unbroken and was located during the attack in the wake of the Italian destroyer Ascari.
In November and December 1942 six Italian and German transport ships were sunk off the North African coast:
- December 27
- December 29
In the same period, two Italian auxiliary warships were sunk. On 20 December the Safari torpedoed before Hammamet in 36 ° 4 ' N, 10 ° 30' O36.06666666666710.5 the Italian patrol boat F 139 / Constantina (345 GRT). The Italian unit was severely damaged and later abandoned. On December 21, the submarine sank before Hammamet also the auxiliary minesweeper Rosina S. ( 297 GRT).
On 30 January 1943, the HMS Safari sank before Scalea, the Italian ships Aniello (77 GRT) and Gemma (67 GRT) with the deck gun. Three days later discovered the submarine at Capri an Italian convoy. On 2 February, the Safari sank at 40 ° 35 ' N, 14 ° 29' O40.58333333333314.483333333333 the Italian transport ships Valsavoia ( 5733 BRT) and Salemi ( 1176 GRT) with torpedoes.
Between 9 March and 9 April 1943, the Safari sunk before the Italian coasts several smaller units with the rear gun:
- March 9
- April 3
- April 3
- April 9
In addition, a torpedo attack on the Italian merchant ship Cap Figalo ( 2811 BRT) was tried on April 6 against Cagliari. All three torpedoes missed their target.
On April 10, could be elucidated in Sardinia again an Italian convoy. The British submarine torpedoed and sank the cargo ship Loredan ( 1355 BRT), Entella ( 2691 BRT) and Isonzo ( 3363 BRT).
From May to July 1943 eleven other ships of the axis were sunk and another damaged:
- May 2
- May 6
- May 8
- May 8
- July 20
- July 22
- July 25
As part of the Geleitzugschlacht designated as Operation Pedestal Safari damaged on 13 August 1943, the Italian cruisers Bolzano and Attendolo.
The HMS Safari was sold on January 7, 1946 J. Cashmore as scrap. During transport to scrapping the submarine sank on January 8, 1946 southeast of Portland.