HMS Salmon
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | S |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
Under Lieutenant-Commander Edward Bickford she sank U-36 on 4 December 1939 and nine days later torpedoed the cruisers Leipzig and Nürnberg in the North Sea. Lost with all hands off Norway in July 1940, probably on a mine.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) deck gun
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 June 1933 |
| Launched | 30 April 1934 |
| Commissioned | 8 March 1935 |
| Displacement | 768 long tons (780 t) surfaced 960 long tons (980 t) submerged |
| Length | 208 ft 8 in (63.6 m) |
| Speed | 13.75 knots (25.47 km/h; 15.82 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 40 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
30 April 1934
Salmon sinks U-36
Survived
4 December 1939
Edward Bickford
13 December 1939
Edward Bickford
Fate
Sunk
Sunk on 9 July 1940