Allied Warships

HMS Shoreham (L 32 / U 32)

Sloop of the Shoreham class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassShoreham 
PennantL 32 / U 32 
Built by Chatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 
Ordered23 Sep 1929 
Laid down19 Dec 1929 
Launched22 Nov 1930 
Commissioned2 Nov 1931 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold 4 October 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMS Shoreham (L 32 / U 32)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Cosmo Moray Graham, RN24 Feb 193923 Jul 1940
2Cdr. Gilbert Palmer Claridge, RN23 Jul 194031 Aug 1942
3Cdr. Eric Hewitt, RD, RNR31 Aug 1942Dec 1943
4Lt.Cdr. Leslie Mansfield Carter, RNRDec 194324 Nov 1944
5Lt. Richard Joseph Tadhunter, RNR24 Nov 194411 Jan 1946

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Noteable events involving Shoreham include:


23 Jun 1940
The Italian submarine Torricelli was forced to the surface and sunk off Perim in gun-battle by the British destroyers HMS Kandahar (Cdr. W.G.A. Robson, RN), HMS Kingston (Lt.Cdr. P. Somerville, RN), HMS Khartoum (Cdr. D.T. Dowler, RN) and the British sloop HMS Shoreham (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Miller, RN).

Shoreham was damaged by gunfire during this action. Repairs were made at Aden.

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