HMS Osiris
Statistics
Torpedo tubes - 6 x 21" | Deck Gun - 1 x 4" |
Machine Guns - 2 x Lewis |
Log of Patrols
Arrived in Malta prior to the Italian
declaration of war.
16th August 1940 Lt.Cdr. J.R.G. Harvey, RN |
Fired 2 seperate spreads of torpedoes at the Italian merchantman Moreaapprox. 50 nautical miles west of Durazzo, Albania. All torpedoes missed but the ship was sunk by the deck gun. |
22nd September | Torpedoes and sinks the Italian motor torpedo boat Palestro approx. 40 nautical miles west of Durazzo, Albania. |
29th September | It is thought likely the Italian merchantman Carmen sinks off Durazzo, Albania possibly on a mine laid by Osiris. |
14th July
1941 Lt.Cdr. T.T. Eumann, RN |
Fires the deck gun at Italian merchantman Capo d'Orso off Argostolion, Kefalonia Island, Greece. |
27th June 1943 Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR |
Sinks the Italian sailing vessel Vittorina with deck gun north of Crete. |
September 1946 | Scrapped in Durban. |
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