Allied Warships

HMS Scorcher (P 258)

Submarine of the S class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassS 
PennantP 258 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered7 Apr 1943 
Laid down14 Dec 1943 
Launched18 Dec 1944 
Commissioned16 Mar 1945 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Launched by Thomas Beacham a Foreman Driller employed by Cammel Laird.

Damaged in a collision on 4 February 1956. Suffers a fire during exercises on 22 November 1956.

Scrapped at Charlestown 14 September 1962.  

Commands listed for HMS Scorcher (P 258)

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1Lt. Kenneth Steele Renshaw, DSC, RNR13 Feb 194510 Dec 1945

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