| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | P 337 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 20 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 13 Feb 1945 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jul 1945 |
| End service | 1966 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Originally to be named Tasman but renamed Talent in April 1945. On 15 December 1954 HMS Talent(iii) swept out of drydock at Chatham Dockyard when the dock gate lifted. Thick fog, night-fall and high tides hampered the search & rescue operations. She was not found until next day when it became clear that the accident had claimed four lives. Reconstructed in 1955. Damaged in a collision while dived off the Isle of Wight on 8 May 1956. Talent was visited by over 33000 people during a month-long publicity trip around the south and east coasts of England in October 1960. Refitted at Malta during late 1960 - early 1961. Thereafter active in the Mediterranian. Returned to the UK in May 1962. Decommissioned in 1966. Scrapped at Troon, Scotland on 1 February 1970. |
| Former name | HMS Tasman |
Commands listed for HMS Talent (iii) (P 337)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Molyneux Favell, DSC, RN | 10 Apr 1945 | 22 Apr 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Talent (iii) include:
25 Jul 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Barrow for Holy Loch.
26 Jul 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Holy Loch.
27 Oct 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Holy Loch for Gibraltar. She is to proceed to the Far East.
2 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Gibraltar.
2 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Gibraltar for Malta.
7 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Malta.
14 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Malta for Port Said.
18 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Port Said.
20 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Port Said and transits the Suez Canal. She then departs Suez bound for Aden.
25 Nov 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Aden. She departs for Colombo later the same day.
3 Dec 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) arrives at Colombo.
9 Dec 1945
HMS Talent (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Favell, DSC, RN) departs Colombo for Hong Kong.
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