Allied Warships

HMS Unison (P 43)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantP 43 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down30 Dec 1940 
Launched5 Nov 1941 
Commissioned19 Feb 1942 
End service26 Jun 1944 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Unison was transferred on loan to the Soviet Union on 26 June 1944. Renamed V-3 by the Soviets. Returned in 1949 and scrapped at Stockton on 19 May 1950.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Arthur Connuch Halliday, RN
12 December 1941 - 29 December 1942

Lt. Anthony Robert Daniell, DSC, RN
29 December 1942 - 20 August 1943

Lt. Thomas Erasmus Barlow, RN
20 August 1943 - 30 November 1943

T/Lt. Percy Clive Stanbury Pritchard, RNR
30 November 1943 - 26 June 1944

 
Career notesBecame the Soviet submarine V-3

Commands listed for HMS Unison (P 43)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Arthur Connuch Halliday, RN12 Dec 194129 Dec 1942
2Lt. Anthony Robert Daniell, DSC, RN29 Dec 194220 Aug 1943
3Lt. Thomas Erasmus Barlow, RN20 Aug 194330 Nov 1943
4T/Lt. Percy Clive Stanbury Pritchard, RNR30 Nov 194326 Jun 1944

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Noteable events involving Unison include:


13 Jun 1942
HMS Unison (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) fires four torpedoes at the Italian light cruisers Raimondo Montecuccoli and Emanuelle Filiberto Duca d’Aosta south of Sardinia, Italy in position 38º56'N, 09º40'E. The torpedoes however miss their targets. (see map)

17 Aug 1942
While on patrol in the Ionian Sea, HMS Unison (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) attacks the Italian merchant Chisone (6168 GRT) with torpedoes off Zante, Greece. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

21 Aug 1942
HMS Unison (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian tanker Pozarica (7751 GRT) off Sivota, Greece in position 38º57'N, 20º24'E. (see map)

10 Oct 1942
HMS Unison (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Enrichetta (4652 GRT) about 12 nautical miles west-south-west of Kyparissia, Greece in position 37º11'N, 21º26'E. (see map)

16 Nov 1942
At 2250 hours HMS Unison (Lt. A.C. Halliday, RN) fires four torpedoes against ' what is identified as ' a medium-sized tanker east of Isola Marettimo, Italy in position 37º57'N, 11º56'E. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

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8 Feb 1943
HMS Unison (Lt. A.R. Daniell, DSC, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessels Luigi Verni (58 GRT), Carlo P. (64 GRT) and Angela (56 GRT) with gunfire off Al Hammamat, Tunisia.

11 Feb 1943
HMS Unison (Lt. A.R. Daniell, DSC, RN) sinks the German coaster Jaedjoer (309 GRT) with gunfire off Ras Mahmur, Tunisia in position 36º26'N, 10º55'E. (see map)

23 Mar 1943
HMS Unison (Lt. A.R. Daniell, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Zeila (1835 GRT) off Cape Spartivento in position 37º57'N, 16º10'E. (see map)

21 Apr 1943
HMS Unison (Lt. A.R. Daniell, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Maria Foscarini (6406 GRT) about 40 nautical miles west of Favignana, Italy in position 37º50'N, 11º30'E. (see map)

16 Jun 1943
HMS Unison (Lt. A.R. Daniell, DSC, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Terni (2998 GRT, former french Azrou) off Catania, Sicily, Italy.

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