 HMSCachalot (N83) | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSCachalot |
| Builder | Scotts,Greenock |
| Laid down | 12 May 1936 |
| Launched | 2 December 1937 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1938 |
| Fate | Sunk 30 July 1941 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 293 ft (89 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft, Diesel (3300 hp) plus electric (1630 hp) |
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| Complement | 59 |
| Armament |
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HMSCachalot (N83) was one of the six-ship class ofGrampus-classmine-layingsubmarine of theRoyal Navy. She was built atScotts,Greenock andlaunched 2 December 1937. She served inWorld War II in home waters and theMediterranean. She was rammed and sunk by the Italian torpedo boatGenerale Achille Papa on 30 July 1941.
In August 1940,Cachalot torpedoed and sank the German submarineU-51 in the Bay of Biscay and in September the German auxiliary minesweeper M 1604 /Österreich hit a mine laid byCachalot and sank.[1]
She was assigned to operate in theMediterranean in 1941.
Cachalot leftMalta on 26 July, bound for Alexandria. At 2 o’clock on the morning of 30 July the Italian torpedo boatGenerale Achille Papa was spotted causing her to dive. Upon resurfacing she was attacked by the Italian vessel.Cachalot attempted to dive again but the upper hatch jammed, and the Italian destroyer rammed her. The crew scuttled the ship as they abandoned her and all personnel except for a Maltese steward were picked up by the Italians.[2]
32°49′N20°11′E / 32.817°N 20.183°E /32.817; 20.183
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