| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | N 24 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Dec 1937 |
| Launched | 25 Oct 1938 |
| Commissioned | 4 Jul 1939 |
| Lost | 10 Apr 1940 |
| Loss position | 59.00N, 05.00E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. Wilfrid Frederick Haselfoot, RN) was torpedoed and sunk on 10 April 1940 by the German submarine U-4 about 20 nautical miles west of Stavanger, Norway in position 59º00'N, 05º00'E. HMS Thistle had attacked U-4 the previous day but her torpedoes missed. Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Thistle (N 24)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert William Stirling-Hamilton, RN | 18 Oct 1938 | 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Wilfrid Frederick Haselfoot, RN | 1940 | 10 Apr 1940 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Thistle include:
9 Apr 1940
At 17.05 hours on 9 April 1940 HMS Thistle (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Haselfoot, RN) missed the German submarine U-4 with a spread of four torpedoes southwest off Stavanger, Norway in position 59º00'N, 05º10'E. (see map)