HMS Splendid (P228)
Date Name of ship Tonnage Nationality Fate and location
16 November 1942 San Paolo 209 Kingdom of Italy Sunk with gunfire at 43°34′N 09°37′E / 43.567°N 9.617°E / 43.567 ; 9.617 ( San Paolo )
23 November 1942 Favorita 3,576 Kingdom of Italy Sunk with gunfire at 39°00′N 11°11′E / 39.000°N 11.183°E / 39.000 ; 11.183 ( Favorita )
17 December 1942 Aviere - Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk at 37°53′N 10°05′E / 37.883°N 10.083°E / 37.883 ; 10.083 ( Aviere )
16 January 1943 Emma 7,931 Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk 40°25′N 13°56′E / 40.417°N 13.933°E / 40.417 ; 13.933 ( Emma )
19 January 1943 Cleopatra 72 Kingdom of Italy Sunk with gunfire 39°41′N 09°43′E / 39.683°N 9.717°E / 39.683 ; 9.717 ( Cleopatra )
19 January 1943 Commercio 766 Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk 40°25′N 13°56′E / 40.417°N 13.933°E / 40.417 ; 13.933 ( Commercio )
13 February 1943 XXI Aprile 4,787 Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk 38°13′N 12°43′E / 38.217°N 12.717°E / 38.217 ; 12.717 ( XXI Aprile )
17 March 1943 Devoli 3,006 Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk 38°13′N 12°43′E / 38.217°N 12.717°E / 38.217 ; 12.717 ( Devoli )
21 March 1943 Giorgio 4,887 Kingdom of Italy Torpedoed and sunk 38°05′N 14°10′E / 38.083°N 14.167°E / 38.083 ; 14.167 ( Giorgio )
Summary of raiding history
During her service with the Royal Navy , Splendid sank eight Axis ships as well as an Italian destroyer for a total of 25,234 GRT . [ 7 ]
HMS Splendid was a third-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 7 March 1941 and launched on 19 January 1942. After an initial patrol through the Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar, Splendid conducted two patrols in the Mediterranean Sea; one was abandoned after technical problems and on the other she sank two Italian ships. On her next patrol, the submarine attacked two Italian convoys, sinking an Italian destroyer in the second attack. Based in Algiers, the boat operated north of Sicily, sinking six Italian ships, including two tankers and two heavy merchant ships. Splendid was detected by a German destroyer on 21 April 1943 while patrolling off Naples, Italy; the submarine was attacked with depth charges by the destroyer and forced to surface, after which she was scuttled and her surviving crew members taken prisoner. She was the most successful British submarine by tonnage sunk between November 1942 and May 1943.