Allied Warships

HMS P 48 (P 48)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantP 48 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered23 Aug 1940 
Laid down2 Aug 1941 
Launched15 Apr 1942 
Commissioned18 Jun 1942 
Lost25 Dec 1942 
Loss position37.15N, 10.30E (See a map)
 
History

HMS P 48 (Lt. Michael Elliot Faber, RN) sailed from Malta on 23 December 1942. She was sunk on 25 December 1942 in the Gulf of Tunis in position 37º15'N, 10º30'E by depth charges of Italian torpedo boats Ardente and Ardito north-west of Zembra Island. She was attacking an Italian convoy making for Tunis. HMS P 48 was declared overdue on 5 January 1943.  

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1Lt. Michael Elliot Faber, RN10 May 194225 Dec 1942 (+)

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