HMS Urge
HMS Urge was a British U-class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, and was commissioned on 12 December 1940. From 1941–1942 she formed part of the 10th Submarine Flotilla based in Malta and is the only Royal Navy ship to have borne the name. Urge spent most of her career operating in the Mediterranean, where she damaged or sank a number of Italian warships and merchant vessels and took part in special operations. She was commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Edward Philip Tomkinson, DSO, RN. She was lost with all hands and a number of passengers on 27th April, 1942 after striking a German mine off Malta.
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HMS Urge
HMS Urge was a British U-class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, and was commissioned on 12 December 1940. From 1941–1942 she formed part of the 10th Submarine Flotilla based in Malta and is the only Royal Navy ship to have borne the name. Urge spent most of her career operating in the Mediterranean, where she damaged or sank a number of Italian warships and merchant vessels and took part in special operations. She was commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Edward Philip Tomkinson, DSO, RN. She was lost with all hands and a number of passengers on 27th April, 1942 after striking a German mine off Malta.
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HMS Urge was a British U-class ...... team led by Professor Gambin.
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Le HMS Urge est un sous-marin ...... épave sera retrouvée en 2019.
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1940-12-12
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1939-10-30
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1940-08-19
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Sunk by German mine off Malta, 27th April 1942
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*4 bow internal 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,
* 10 torpedoes
* 1 – gun
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4.90 m
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1940-12-12
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United Kingdom
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*Surfaced – 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load
* Submerged – 730 tons
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4.62 m
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Ship laid down
1939-10-30
Ship launched
1940-08-19
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58.22 m
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Urge
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*2 shaft diesel-electric
* 2 P ...... electric motors
* 615 / 825 hp
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HMS Urge was a British U-class ...... iking a German mine off Malta.
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Le HMS Urge est un sous-marin ...... épave sera retrouvée en 2019.
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HMS Urge (N17)
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HMS Urge (N17)
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HMS Urge
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Urge
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