Allied Warships

HMS Shalimar (P 242)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 242 
Built byChatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.) 
Ordered3 Aug 1941 
Laid down17 Apr 1942 
Launched22 Apr 1943 
Commissioned22 Apr 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Troon, Scotland in July 1950.  

Commands listed for HMS Shalimar (P 242)

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1Lt. William Gordon Meeke, DSC, RN10 Nov 1943Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Shalimar include:


2 Nov 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) damages 5 Japanese landing craft with gunfire in the harbour at Car Nicobar Island.

4 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

5 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

10 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

14 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Choun Maru No.7 (163 BRT) with gunfire off Belawan, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies in position 03º55'N, 98º50'E. (see map)

15 Dec 1944
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and two barges with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca.

18 Jan 1945
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks four Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.

27 Jan 1945
HMS Shalimar (A/Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese vessel with gunfire south of the Malakka Strait.

1 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.

2 Aug 1945
While operating together HMS Seadog (Lt. E.A. Hobson, RN) and HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.

3 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.

5 Aug 1945
While operating together HMS Seadog (Lt. E.A. Hobson, RN) and HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sink a Japanese coaster with demolition charges in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.

Also on the same day Shalimar sinks three small Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire.

7 Aug 1945
HMS Shalimar (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the southern part of the Strait of Malacca.

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