HMS Syrtis (P241)

(see Seraph - class)

The HMS Syrtis ( P241 ) was a submarine of the Royal Navy in World War II.

History

The Syrtis (see Syrtis ) was a boat of the third contract section of the successful S-Class. This building lot is known as Seraph class. She was laid down on 14 October 1941 Cammell Laird in the North West of England Birkenhead at Kiel, was launched on February 4, 1943 from the pile and was put into service by the Royal Navy on 23 April 1943. The commander of the submarine was Lt. Michael Hugh Jupp.

In September 1943, the Syrtis participated in Operation Source part. The Promotion is also the sister boats Stubborn, Sceptre and Sea Nymph, two boats of the T- class and six micro - submarines of the X class were involved. The aim of the operation was to attack the German battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst and the battleship Lützow with the micro - submarines. The X - boats had dragged in their target areas and also be removed again after the attack due to their short range of larger submarines. The Syrtis was the mother ship of the X 9 but the miniature submarine was lost already on the march. At least two of the other X - boats reached the Tirpitz and could teach her serious damage.

On 23 February 1944, the Syrtis dragged a midget submarine X 22 towards Norway. The target of the operation was again the Tirpitz. During the cruising speed, a crew member of the micro - submarine went overboard in heavy seas. When the great submarine turned to look for the man who collided both boats. The X 22 sank with all hands.

The Syrtis left on 16 March 1944, the base in Lerwick (Shetland Islands) to patrol off the Norwegian coast. On 20 March, the submarine at Bodø in northern Norway were ordered. On March 22, 1944, the Syrtis sank before Rødøy at 66 ° 45 'N, 13 ° 11' O66.7513.183333333333 the Norwegian merchant ship Narvik ( 241 GRT) with on-board artillery.

The Syrtis ran on March 28, 1944, a German sea mine and was lost with all hands.