Allied Warships

HMS Varangian (P 61)

Submarine of the U class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassU 
PennantP 61 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Davey Paxman & Ricardo 
Ordered12 Jul 1941 
Laid down23 Dec 1941 
Launched4 Apr 1943 
Commissioned10 Jul 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap in June 1949 and scrapped at Gateshead.

 

Commands listed for HMS Varangian (P 61)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Jeremy Nash, DSC, RN30 Mar 194322 Nov 1943
2Lt. Stephen John Fovargue, RN22 Nov 194315 May 1944
3Lt. Geoffrey James Gellie, RANVR15 May 194417 Aug 1944
4Lt. Anthony James Sumption, DSC, RNVR17 Aug 194426 Jun 1945
5Lt. John Henry Newman Pope, RN26 Jun 1945Oct 1945 ?

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