Allied Warships

HMS Spark (P 236)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 236 
Built byScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 
Ordered12 Jul 1941 
Laid down10 Oct 1942 
Launched28 Dec 1943 
Commissioned28 Apr 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to broken up for scrap on 29 October 1949. Scrapped at Faslane, Scotland.  

Commands listed for HMS Spark (P 236)

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1Lt. Derrick George Kent, RN28 Feb 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Spark include:


21 Oct 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) arrives at Trincomalee to join the Eastern Fleet.

20 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

28 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.

1 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster and a barge that this coaster is towing and a Japanese tug with gunfire in the western part of the Java Sea. Also another coaster is forced ashore on Panjang Island.

8 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) was attacked by an enemy escort which dropped 16 depth charges. Spark was not damaged.

29 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.

31 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.

Oct 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) returns to the UK.

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