Allied Warships

HMS Virulent (P 95)

Submarine of the V class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassV 
PennantP 95 
Built byVickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered21 May 1942 
Laid down30 Mar 1943 
Launched23 May 1944 
Commissioned1 Oct 1944 
End service 
History

Loaned to the Greek Navy as Argonaftis from May 1946 until 3 October 1958. Broke adrift from tow from Malta to the Tyne on 15 December 1958. Towed into Pasajes by fishing vessels on 6 January 1959. Sold to Spanish shipbreakers early 1961 and broken up in April 1961.

 

Commands listed for HMS Virulent (P 95)

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1Lt. Stephen John Fovargue, RN15 May 194413 Mar 1945
2Lt. Francis Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, RN13 Mar 1945late 1945

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The history of HMS Virulent as compiled on this page is extracted from the logbooks of this submarine.

This page was last updated in May 2019.

15 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted trials off the Tyne. Upon completion of these she proceeded to Blyth where she arrived later the same day. (1)

16 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted a basin dive at Blyth. (1)

17 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth. (1)

18 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth. (1)

21 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth. (1)

23 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) is docked in No.3 dock at Blyth. She was undocked later the same day. (1)

24 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Blyth. (1)

25 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) departed Blyth for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Castlenau (T/Skr. G. Wood, RNR). She made part of the passage (until Dundee) with the Polish submarine ORP Sokol (Kpt.mar J. Kolziolkowski). (1)

26 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Thurso Bay where she anchored. (1)

27 Sep 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) departed Thurso Bay for Holy Loch. She was now escorted by HNoMS Narvik. (1)

1 Oct 1944
Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. She then conducted acceptance trials following which she was commissioned. (2)

4 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (2)

5 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (2)

6 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (2)

8 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to the torpedo range at Arrochar. (2)

9 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (2)

10 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (2)

11 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Arrochar to Holy Loch. (2)

13 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted D/F calibration trials in the Clyde area. (2)

17 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Campbeltown. RD/F exercises were cancelled due to the poor visibility. (2)

18 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Virulent proceeded to Holy Loch. (2)

19 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted echo sounding trials in the Clyde area. (2)

21 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) and HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the targets. These included night exercises. Upon completion of these exercises HMS Virulent proceeded to Holy Loch the next morning. (2)

22 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) departed Holy Loch for Scapa Flow. She joined her escort, HMS Sardonyx (A/Lt.Cdr. T.A. Easton, RNVR), for onward passage, around 2300/23. (2)

24 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. (2)

25 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Zebra (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Peake, RN). (2)

26 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Caesar (Capt. G.N. Brewer, DSO, RN), HMS Zealous (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Bute (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T. Costley, RNVR) and HMS Macbeth (A/Skr.Lt. R.C. Green, DSC, RNR). (2)

27 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Cowdray (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Bellona (Capt. C.F.W. Norris, RN).

HMS Bellona also conducted D/G trials at Scapa Flow. (3)

28 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Zebra (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Peake, RN). (2)

29 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Cassandra (Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN), HMS Cambrian (Lt.Cdr. H.T. Harrel, RN) and HMS Zealous (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN). (2)

31 Oct 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Zebra (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Peake, RN) and HMS Scorpion (Cdr. C.W. McMullen, DSC, RN). (2)

1 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Cowdray (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Lord Lloyd (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A. Flaaten, RNR) and HMS Bute (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T. Costley, RNVR). (4)

2 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. J.C. Hibbard DSC, RCN), HMS Caesar (Capt. G.N. Brewer, DSO, RN), HMS Lord Lloyd (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A. Flaaten, RNR) and HNoMS Risor. (4)

3 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Mendip (Lt. P.D. Davey, RN) and HMS Caesar (Capt. G.N. Brewer, DSO, RN). (4)

6 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Zebra (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Peake, RN). (4)

7 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Caesar (Capt. G.N. Brewer, DSO, RN). (4)

8 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Holy Loch. At sea she made rendez-vous with HMS Seadog (Lt. E.A. Hobson, DSC, RN) and HMS Varne (Lt. I.G. Raikes, DSC, RN), which were returning from patrol in the North Sea, and their escort, HMS Hastings (A/Cdr. E.A. Stocker, DSC, RN). (4)

11 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. (4)

14 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Campbeltown. (4)

15 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Larne. En-route exercises were carried out with HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR). (4)

17 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercise off Larne. (4)

18 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Cobourg (T/Lt. G.H. Johnson, RCNVR) and HMCS Peterborough (T/Lt. J.B. Raine, RCNR). (4)

20 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with aircraft. (4)

21 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with aircraft. (4)

22 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Petrolia (T/Lt. P.W. Spragge, RCNVR) and HMCS Wentworth (T/Lt.Cdr. R.J.C. Pringle, RCNVR). (4)

23 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS North Bay (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B. Hynes, RCNVR), HMCS Atholl (T/Lt. W.G. Garden, RCNVR), HMS Bahamas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomson, RNR) and HMS Somaliland (A/Lt.Cdr. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR). (4)

25 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR) and HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR). (4)

26 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS La Hulloise (Lt.Cdr. J. Brock, RCNVR) and HMCS Thetford Mines (T/Lt. J.A.R. Allan, DSC, RCNVR). (4)

28 Nov 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (4)

1 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Larne to Holy Loch. (5)

3 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil. (5)

4 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) and HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the targets. These included night exercises. (5)

5 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) returned to Holy Loch on completion of last night's exercises. (5)

6 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Jan van Gelder (Lt. P.D. O'Driscoll, RNR) served as the target. (5)

9 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) is docked in AFD 7 at Holy Loch. (5)

11 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) is undocked. (5)

18 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted noise trials in Loch Goil. (5)

29 Dec 1944
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Rothesay. (5)

31 Dec 1944
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) and HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) both departed Rothesay for Douglas, Isle of Man and Fishguard repectively. They were escorted by HMS Kihna (Cdr.(Retd.) T.J.T.C. Jenks, RN). (6)

1 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Fishguard. (7)

3 Jan 1945
During the night of 3/4 January 1945, HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN), conducted night A/S exercises off Fishguard with aircraft. (7)

5 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with aircraft. (7)

7 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with aircraft. (7)

20 Jan 1945
HMS Varne (Lt. I.G. Raikes, DSC, RN) and HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) both departed Fishguard for Holy Loch. They were escorted by HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) G.G. Slade, RN). (8)

22 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (7)

26 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (7)

28 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

31 Jan 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (7)

3 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (9)

5 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (9)

7 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (9)

11 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Tobermory. (9)

13 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

15 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

16 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

19 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

21 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

22 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

23 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

24 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

26 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Tobermory to Oban. She was escorted by HMS PC 74 (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Richardson, RNR). (9)

27 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) shifted from Oban back to Tobermory. She was escorted by HMS PC 74 (A/Lt.Cdr. A. Richardson, RNR). (9)

28 Feb 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (9)

1 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (10)

2 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (10)

3 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory. (10)

4 Mar 1945
HMS Urtica (Lt. R.C. Bucknall, RN), HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) and HMS Virulent (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) departed Tobermory for Rothesay. They were escorted by HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) G.G. Slade, RN). (11)

10 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted D/G trials off Helensburgh. (10)

19 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (10)

20 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (10)

22 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (10)

23 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted special A/S trials / exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Kingfisher (T/Lt. W.P. Evans, RNVR). (10)

26 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted special A/S trials / exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Kingfisher (T/Lt. W.P. Evans, RNVR). (10)

30 Mar 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (10)

3 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Ardrossan where she was immediately docked. (12)

8 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) is undocked at Ardrossan. She then immediately returned to Rothesay. (12)

10 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (12)

11 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

13 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

14 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

16 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. These exercises had to be abandoned due to the bad visibility. (12)

17 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

19 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

20 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

22 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

24 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

26 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

29 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (12)

30 Apr 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Rothesay. (12)

5 May 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN), HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) and HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Tobermory. They were escorted by HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) G.G. Slade, RN). (13)

6 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

7 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

9 May 1945
HMS Universal (Lt. A.J.D'A. Burdett, RN), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN), HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN), HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) and HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) shifted from Loch Alsh to Tobermory. They were escorted by HMS Biggal (Lt. J.B. Powell, RNR). (15)

12 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

17 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

21 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

22 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

23 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

24 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

25 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

28 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (14)

29 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Tobermory to Oban. (14)

30 May 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Oban to Tobermoryn. (14)

1 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (16)

2 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (16)

6 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (16)

14 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (16)

15 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (16)

19 Jun 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) shifted from Tobermory to Rothesay. (16)

12 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (17)

18 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted special torpedo trials in the Clyde area. (17)

20 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted special torpedo trials in the Clyde area. (17)

23 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted special torpedo trials in the Clyde area. (17)

26 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Milford (Cdr.(Retd.) G.G. Slade, RN). (17)

27 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (17)

29 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (17)

30 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (17)

31 Jul 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (17)

3 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

5 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

6 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

7 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

9 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

12 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

13 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

14 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

17 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

21 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

23 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

27 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

28 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

29 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

30 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

31 Aug 1945
HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown. (18)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/19409
  2. ADM 173/19410
  3. ADM 53/118979 + ADM 173/19410
  4. ADM 173/19411
  5. ADM 173/19412
  6. ADM 173/19243
  7. ADM 173/20298
  8. ADM 173/20244
  9. ADM 173/20299
  10. ADM 173/20300
  11. ADM 173/20209
  12. ADM 173/20301
  13. ADM 173/20191
  14. ADM 173/20302
  15. ADM 173/20128
  16. ADM 173/20303
  17. ADM 173/20304
  18. ADM 173/20305

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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