HMS Urge
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HMS
Urge was laid down as a U class submarine at Vickers
Armstrong in October 1939, and was launched in August 1940
for the Royal Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 in 10th
Submarine Flotilla in Malta, and last commander was
Lieutenant Commander Edward P. Tomkinson. She damaged and
sunk several Italian vessels during her nineteen war
patrols, including the battleship Vittorio Veneto who was
torpedoed and damaged at the battle of Sirte in December
1941. She left Malta 27. April 1942, bound for Alexandria
in Egypt with ten passengers, never to be seen again. It's
believed she hit a mine laid out by German S-boots from 3.
Schnellboot Flottille. The wreck was found in the summer
2019 with sonar imaging, and was later confirmed with a
ROV on a depth of 130 meter two nautical miles outside
Malta. The bow section has significant damage, which
support the theory she hit a mine.
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 Picture: HMS Urge, Imperial War Museum Courtesy of Imperial War Museum , Public domain Last updated: November 2020 |
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