Allied Warships

HMS Scythian (P 237)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 237 
Built byScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) 
Ordered12 Jul 1941 
Laid down21 Feb 1943 
Launched14 Apr 1944 
Commissioned11 Aug 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped on 8 August 1960.  

Commands listed for HMS Scythian (P 237)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Connel Percy Thode, RNZNVR15 Apr 1944Late 1945

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Noteable events involving Scythian include:


8 Mar 1945
HMS Scythian (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Mergui Archipel, Burma.

14 Mar 1945
HMS Scythian (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Mergui Archipel, Burma.

15 Mar 1945
HMS Scythian (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Mergui Archipel, Burma.

5 May 1945
HMS Scythian (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

19 May 1945
HMS Scythian (A/Lt.Cdr. C.P. Thode, RNZNVR) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

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