Desc: The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve-class frigate of the French Navy.The Royal Navy captured her in 1793 and she served first as HMS Imperieuse and then from 1803 as HMS Unite. She was sunk off the coast of Sfax in North Africa by the Italian torpedo boat Pegaso in April, 1942. HMS Upholder. Pictures - Upholder HMS (P37) (+1942), wreck, wreck database HMS Upholder was the most decorated submarine in the British fleet. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, launched on 8 July 1940 by Mrs. Doris Thompson, wife of a director of the builders.
during the Second World War 1939-1945. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, launched on 8 July 1940 by Mrs. Doris Thompson, wife of a director of the builders. HMS Upholder (P37) HMS Upholder was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness . HMS Imperieuse Minerve-class frigate. The second Upholder, launched in 1986 and named after the first, was the lead ship of her class of submarines. She served in World War II. (d.14th April 1942) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List:
Her captain was Lieutenant Commander David Wanklyn, who received the Victoria Cross whilst in command of the vessel. Lt.Cmdr. HMS Upholder (P37) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. The submarine was commissioned on 31 October 1940. The submarine was commissioned on 31 October 1940. She was laid down on 30 October 1939, launched on 8 July 1940 by Mrs. Doris Thompson, wife of a director of the builders; the submarine was commissioned on 31 October 1940. Wanklyn Malcolm David.
The first HMS Upholder (P37), launched in 1940, was a U-class submarine. HMS Upholder was the most decorated submarine in the British fleet. HMS Upholder (P37) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.