HMS Sterlet (2S)

HMS starlet ( N22 ) was a submarine of the Royal Navy in World War II.

History

See: History of the Shark - class and detailed history of the S-Class

The starlet (→ starlet ) was a boat of the second module of the successful S-Class. This building lot is known as Shark class. She was laid on the Chatham Naval Shipyard on 14 July 1936 on Kiel, ran on 22 September 1937 by the stack and was put into service by the Royal Navy on 6 April 1938.

After the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, the submarine was used in the North Sea.

On April 14, 1940 ( under the command of Lt. Gerard Henry Stacpoole Haward ) torpedoed the HMS starlet in the Skagerrak south of Larvik in position 58 ° 40 'N, 9 ° 56' O58.6666666666679.9333333333333 the German artillery training ship Brummer. The ship used as a transporter at the German landing in North Europe was severely damaged and sank the following day.

The HMS starlet was probably UJ- 126 and UJ -128 sunk on 18 April 1940 at the Skagerrak in position 58 ° 55 ' N, 10 ° 10' O58.91666666666710.166666666667 of the German U- hunters UJ -125. There were no survivors. Perhaps the submarine was lost on the way back to the base by mines.