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HMS Sterlet (N 22)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantN 22 
Built byChatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Jul, 1936 
Launched22 Sep, 1937 
Commissioned6 Apr, 1938 
Lost18 Apr, 1940 
Loss position58.55N, 10.10E (See a map)
 
HistoryHMS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. Gerard Henry Stacpoole Haward, RN) was possibly sunk on 18 April 1940 in the Skaggerak south of Larvik, Norway in postion 58º55'N, 10º10'E by the German anti submarine trawlers UJ-125, UJ-126 and UJ-128. She might also have been mined while returing to base.

Commanding officer
Lt. Gerard Henry Stacpoole Haward, RN
1 August 1939 - 18 April 1940+
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 April 1940. 


Noteable events involving Sterlet include:

15 Apr, 1940
HMS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. G.H.S. Haward, RN) torpedoes and sinks the German gunnery training ship Brummer in the Skagerrak south of Larvik, Norway in position 58º40'N, 09º56'E. (see map)


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