Allied Warships

HMS Sea Rover (P 218)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 218 
Built byScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 
Ordered4 Apr 1940 
Laid down14 Apr 1941 
Launched25 Feb 1943 
Commissioned7 Jul 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap in October 1949. Broken up at Faslane, Scotland.

 
Former nameP 68

Commands listed for HMS Sea Rover (P 218)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. John Peter Angell, RN30 Aug 194323 Mar 1945
2Lt. Hugh Seaburne May, RN23 Mar 1945Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Sea Rover include:


3 Mar 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks the Japanese Matsu Maru No.1 with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca in position 04º56'N, 100º17'E. (see map)

6 Mar 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

8 Mar 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Shobu Maru (2005 GRT) in the Strait of Malacca in position 03º38'N, 99º12'E. (see map)

22 Apr 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire north of Sumatra.

22 May 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Koshu Maru (1365 GRT) off the southern entrance to Penang harbor in position 04º52'N, 100º18'E. (see map)

27 Jun 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire off Penang.

5 Jul 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire and scuttling charges off Penang. (see map)

4 Oct 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) damages two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Flores Sea.

7 Dec 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire off Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies.

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