HMS Urge ( N 17 )
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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. She was commissioned in 1941 in 10th Submarine
Flotilla stationed in Malta, and last commander was
Lieutenant-Commander Edward P. Tomkinson. She damaged and
sunk several Italian vessels under her 19 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 is
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 approx two nautical miles
outside Malta. The bow section has significant damage,
which support the theory she sailed onto a mine when she
went down.
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 Picture: HMS Urge, Imperial War Museum Wikipedia, Public domain  Last updated: November 2020 |
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