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Submarine histories. Royal Navy Parthian
class submarines. Submarine website dedicated to the history of HMS Parthian,
HMS Perseus, HMS Phoenix, HMS Poseidon, HMS Proteus and HMS Pandora from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice
board for families of ex-crew of Parthian Class submarines.
Apart form a different bow shape this
class was very similar to the Odin class submarines Displacement:
1,475 Tons, Full Load 2,040 TONS. Speed: 167.5 Knots surface speed
and 9 Knots submerged. Crew 53 Armament :One 4 -inch Gun
2 machine Guns (20mm Oerlikon )Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes (Six in
the Bow and two in the Stern) After 1942 surviving submarines were altered
to take 18 M2 mines which could be jettisoned form the torpedo Tubes |
| Parthian |
22nd June 1929 |
Lost on 11th August 1943. Presumed mined in
the Adriatic |
| Perseus |
22nd May 1929 |
Lost on 1st December 1941. torpedoed by
Italian S/M Enrico Tuti off Zante on |
| Phoenix |
3rd October 1929 |
Lost on 17th July 1940. |
| Poseidon |
21st June 1929 |
Lost on 9th June 1931. |
| Proteus |
23rd July 1929 |
Scrapped in March 1946 at Troon. |
| Pandora |
22nd August 1929 |
Lost on 31st March 1942, later salvaged and
then scrapped 1955. |
| HMS
Parthian
HMS Parthian built at Chatham Dockyard. and launched 22nd June 1929.
saw service in the China Station until 1940 when she was transferred to
the Mediterranean. HMS Parthian was lost on the 11th August 1943 presumed
mined in the Adriatic
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HMS Parthian off Chinese coast in the 1930s. She sank
two submarines before being sunk herself.
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HMS Parthian is thought to have been mined and sunk on 11th August
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HMS Parthian |
| HMS
Perseus
HMS Perseus built Vickers Armstrong at Barrow . and launched 22nd
May 1929. saw service in the China Station until 1940 when she was transferred
to the Mediterranean. HMS Perseus was torpedoed by Italian Submarine
Enrico Tuti off Zante on 1st December 1941
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HMS Perseus at Wei Hai Wei in 1930s. She was mined on
6th December 1941, 1 survivor.
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HMS Perseus.
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HMS Perseus at the scene of the sinking of HMS
Poseidon, 1931. |
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Phoenix |
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HMS Phoenix c.1930s off China. She was lost on 16th July
1940.
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Proteus |
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HMS Proteus off China c.1930s.
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HMS Proteus.
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Pandora |
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HMS Pandora off the Chinese coast in the 1930s. After
sinking 5 ships she herself was sunk on 1st April 1942.
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The Launch of HMS Pandora.
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From left to right, HMS Proteus, HMS Pandora, HMS
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| Displacement: 1475 tons
Compliment: 53. Armament: 8 x 21 inch torpedo tubes (6
bow, 2 stern, 14 torpedoes). One 4 inch quick-firing MkIV gun (later
MkXII)
Speed: surface speed 17.5 knots, submerged speed 8.6 knots |
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Parthian Class submarines, Message Board for
naval enthusiasts, crew & descendents of Parthian Class Submarines.
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Parthian Class Submarines.
MESSAGES
HMS PROTEUS ARTHUR
ROBINSON.. I served on Proteus from 1942-43. If anyone has any questions
or would like to contact me email my son
HMS PERSEUS My
Grandfather was on the submarine when it went down. If anyone has
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