| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | R |
| Pennant | N 41 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 28 Feb 1929 |
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1929 |
| Launched | 11 Jun 1930 |
| Commissioned | 11 Nov 1930 |
| Lost | 18 Apr 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS Regent (Lt. Walter Neville Ronald Knox, DSC, RN) sailed from Malta on 12 April 1943 to patrol in the southern Adriatic. She was mined north of Barletta, Puglia, Italy on 18 April 1943. That evening a large explosion was heard in that area, which is believed to have been HMS Regent striking a mine. HMS Regent was reported overdue at Beirut on 1 May 1943. The wreck of Regent lies in 28 meters of water. |
Commands listed for HMS Regent (N 41)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Hugh Christopher Browne, RN | 9 Apr 1939 | 20 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | Lt. Walter Neville Ronald Knox, DSC, RN | 20 Jul 1941 | 18 Apr 1943 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Regent include:
5 Oct 1940
HMS Regent (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Browne, RN) rammes and sinks the Italian sailing vessel Maria Grazia (188 GRT) off Bari, Italy in position 41º05'N, 17º45'E. (see map)
9 Oct 1940
HMS Regent (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Browne, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Antonietta Costa (5900 GRT) about 20 nautical miles west of Durazzo, Albania. The Antonietta Costa in grounded in position 41º17'N, 19º25'E. The ship was beyond salvage. (see map)
15 Jan 1941
HMS Regent (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Browne, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Città di Messina (2472 GRT) about 45 nautical miles east of Tripoli, Libya in position 32º59'N, 14º11'E. (see map)
21 Feb 1941
HMS Regent (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Browne, RN) torpedoes and damages the German merchant Menes (5609 GRT) about 55 nautical miles north-north-west of Tripoli, Libya in position 33º41'N, 12º48'E. Following this attack Regent is damaged by depth-charges from the Italian destroyer Saetta.
(see map)
1 Aug 1941
HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper B 23/Igea (160 GRT) with gunfire about 33 nautical miles south of Bengasi in position 31°35'N, 19°56'E. (see map)
1 Dec 1941
HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Enrico (2350 GRT) about 10 nautical miles south-east of Marettimo island, Italy in position 37º52'N, 11º52'E. (see map)
18 Apr 1943
The Italian tanker Bivona (1646 GRT) reports being attacked with torpedoes by a submarine off Monopoli, Italy. If this is correct the attacker was most likely HMS Regent (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) that was mined and sunk later that day further north in the Adriatic Sea.