| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | N 81 |
| Built by | Chatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 Jul 1935 |
| Launched | 30 Sep 1936 |
| Commissioned | 2 Jul 1937 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to Soviet Navy on 10 April 1944, commissioned on 26 June 1944 as V-1. Bombed in error by a RAF Coastal Command Liberator off Norway, during passage from Dundee to Murmansk on 27 July 1944. V-1 (Capt. 2nd Class Fisanovic) was not in her assigned area and she was diving when the aircraft came in sight instead of staying on the surface and firing recognition signals as instructed. All crew including the British liaison staff were lost. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Jack Etheridge Slaughter, RN Lt. George Robson Colvin, RN HMS Sunfish in Dockyard Control during repairs Lt. Denis Woolnough Mills, DSC, RN ??? Lt. Hilary John Bartlett, DSC, RN |
| Career notes | To Soviet Union as V-1 |
Commands listed for HMS Sunfish (N 81)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Jack Etheridge Slaughter, RN | 25 Sep 1939 | 18 Sep 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt. George Robson Colvin, RN | 18 Sep 1940 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt. Denis Woolnough Mills, DSC, RN | 30 Jun 1943 | Aug 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Hilary John Bartlett, DSC, RN | 13 Oct 1943 | 10 Apr 1944 | |
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Noteable events involving Sunfish include:
19 Feb 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) fired four torpedoes at the German submarine U-14 about 30 nautical miles north-west of Helgoland, Germany in position 54º28'N, 07º11'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target. (see map)
9 Apr 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Amasis (7129 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 58º13'N, 11º13'E. (see map)
10 Apr 1940
Around 2000 hours HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Antares (2593 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 58º03'N, 11º00'E.
Earlier that day, around 1150 hours she missed the German merchant Hanau (5892 GRT) with a torpedo and around 1520 hours she missed a German auxiliary patrol vessel with two torpedoes. (see map)
13 Apr 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) torpedoes and damages the German "Q-ship" Schiff 40 / Schürbeck in the Kattegat in position 58º01'N, 11º20'E. (see map)
14 Apr 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Slaughter, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German Schiff 35 / Oldenburg (2312 GRT) in the Kattegat in position 57º42'N, 10º54'E.
5 Dec 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt. G.R. Colvin, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Finnish merchant Oscar Midling (2182 GRT) in Sildegapet, Norway in position 62º03'N, 05º06'E. (see map)
7 Dec 1940
HMS Sunfish (Lt. G.R. Colvin, RN) torpedoes and damages the Norwegian merchant Dixie (1715 GRT) off Stadlandet, Norway in position 62º10'N, 05º05'E.
(see map)
 Fatal Decisions Blandford, Edmund |
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