| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 222 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 4 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Mar 1942 |
| Lost | 12 Dec 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | P 222 (Lt.Cdr. Alexander James MacKenzie, RN) left Gibraltar for a patrol off Naples on 30 November 1942. Messages were received from her on 7th December but after that date no more was heard. P 222 failed to arrive at Algiers and was reported overdue on 21 December 1942. The Italians claimed to have sunk a submarine by depth charging from the Italian torpedo boat Fortunale on 12 December, south-east of Isola di Capri in position 40º29'N, 14º20'E. This is the most probable cause of the submarine’s loss but there has been no confirmation. |
| Former name | P 72 |
Commands listed for HMS P 222 (P 222)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Alexander James Mackenzie, RN | < Mar 1942 | 12 Dec 1942 |
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Noteable events involving P 222 include:
27 Jul 1942
HMS P 222 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. MacKenzie, RN) intercepts the Vichy French merchant Mitidja (3286 GRT) off Cape Palos, Spain. The ship is boarded and later escorted to Gibraltar by HMS Wrestler.