Allied Warships

HMS Supreme (P 252)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 252 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered19 Oct 1942 
Laid down15 Feb 1943 
Launched24 Feb 1944 
Commissioned20 May 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap in July 1950. Scrapped at Troon, Scotland.  

Commands listed for HMS Supreme (P 252)

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1Lt. Thomas Erasmus Barlow, RN15 Mar 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Supreme include:


26 Nov 1944
HMS Supreme (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Andaman Islands.

27 Nov 1944
HMS Supreme (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Andaman Islands.

29 Nov 1944
HMS Supreme (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire of the Andaman Islands.

1 Dec 1944
HMS Supreme (Lt. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Andaman Islands.

1 Mar 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

4 Mar 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

5 Mar 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

6 Mar 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

10 Mar 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire of the east coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.

7 May 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks two Japanese coasters and a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

1 Jul 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) attacks with gunfire, what is thought to be, a Japanese auxiliary patrol vessel in the Gulf of Siam.

12 Jul 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

14 Jul 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks a Japanese tug and a barge with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

15 Jul 1945
HMS Supreme (Lt.Cdr. T.E. Barlow, RN) sinks three Japanese coasters with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.

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