HMS P556
HMS P556 (pennant number P556), was a S1-class submarine of the British Royal Navy. She was formerly known as USS S-29. USS S-29 was transferred to the Royal Navy at New London on 5 June 1942. She arrived at Gibraltar, via Bermuda, in August 1942 to refit, nominally as part of the 8th Flotilla. She moved to Plymouth in February 1943, for an anti-submarine training role. In November 1943, she moved to Portsmouth for service in the same role. Due to the number of mechanical failures it suffered, it acquired the nickname "Reluctant Dragon".
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HMS P556
HMS P556 (pennant number P556), was a S1-class submarine of the British Royal Navy. She was formerly known as USS S-29. USS S-29 was transferred to the Royal Navy at New London on 5 June 1942. She arrived at Gibraltar, via Bermuda, in August 1942 to refit, nominally as part of the 8th Flotilla. She moved to Plymouth in February 1943, for an anti-submarine training role. In November 1943, she moved to Portsmouth for service in the same role. Due to the number of mechanical failures it suffered, it acquired the nickname "Reluctant Dragon".
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HMS P556 (pennant number P556) ...... is now outside Fort Southwick.
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date of acquirement
1942-06-05
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1947-01-24
laying down
1919-04-17
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6.15696e+1
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ship launched
1922-11-09
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Scrapped 1947
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Ship acquired
1942-06-05
Ship armament
*6 × 21 inch (533 mm) forward ......
*1 × .303-calibre machine gun
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Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
1947-01-24
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* surfaced
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Ship fate
Scrapped 1947
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Ship laid down
1919-04-17
Ship launched
1922-11-09
Ship name
HMS P556
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* surfaced
* submerged
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HMS P556 (pennant number P556) ...... e nickname "Reluctant Dragon".
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