Allied Warships

HMS Usk (i) (N 65)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantN 65 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Nov 1939 
Launched7 Jun 1940 
Commissioned11 Oct 1940 
Lost3 May 1941 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Usk (Lt. Godfrey Paul Darling, RN) sailed from Malta for a patrol off the north west coast of Sicily on 19 April 1941. Anti-submarine activity was intense and Usk was ordered to alter her position. What happened to Usk is not known but she is most likely mined in the vicinity of Cape Bon some time after 25 April 1941. She was reported overdue on 3 May 1941.

 

Commands listed for HMS Usk (i) (N 65)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Peter Ronald Ward, RN17 Aug 1940Feb 1941
2Lt. Godfrey Paul Darling, RNFeb 19413 May 1941

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