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'''HMS ''Medway''''' was the first purpose-built [[submarine depot ship]] constructed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was built by [[Vickers Armstrong]] at [[Barrow-in-Furness]] during the late 1920s. The ship served on the [[China Station]] before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate [[Alexandria]] in the face of the German advance after the [[Battle of Gazala]] in May 1942, ''Medway'' sailed for [[Lebanon]] at the end of June, escorted by a [[light cruiser]] and seven [[destroyer]]s. Her strong escort could not protect her; on 30 June a German submarine torpedoed and sank her.
'''HMS ''Medway''''' (Pennant F25) was the first purpose-built [[submarine depot ship]] constructed for the [[Royal Navy]]. She was built by [[Vickers Armstrong]] at [[Barrow-in-Furness]] during the late 1920s. The ship served on the [[China Station]] before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate [[Alexandria]] in the face of the German advance after the [[Battle of Gazala]] in May 1942, ''Medway'' sailed for [[Lebanon]] at the end of June, escorted by a [[light cruiser]] and seven [[destroyer]]s. Her strong escort could not protect her; on 30 June a German submarine torpedoed and sank her.


==Description and construction==
==Description and construction==
''Medway'' was designed to support up to 18 {{sclass|Odin|submarine|5}} and {{sclass|Parthian|submarine}}s in peacetime and an additional three submarines during wartime. She carried three [[QF 4 inch Mk IV naval gun|QF 4-inch Mk IV deck guns]] as spares together with 144 {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} [[torpedo]]es to resupply her submarines.<ref name=c9/> The ship proved to be less top-heavy than anticipated and had the enormously high [[metacentric height]] of {{convert|13|ft|m|1}} at full load. Built with [[bilge keel]]s only {{convert|12|in|0}} deep, ''Medway'' once rolled 42° each way with a period of nine seconds, losing her main [[topmast]]. Her bilge keels were subsequently increased in depth to {{convert|36|in|0}}.<ref name=o2/>
''Medway'' was designed to support up to 18 {{sclass|Odin|submarine|5}} and {{sclass|Parthian|submarine}}s in peacetime and an additional three submarines during wartime. She carried three [[QF 4 inch Mk IV naval gun|QF 4-inch Mk IV deck guns]] as spares together with 144 {{convert|21|in|mm|0|adj=on}} [[torpedo]]es to resupply her submarines.<ref name=c9/> The ship proved to be less top-heavy than anticipated and had the enormously high [[metacentric height]] of {{convert|13|ft|m|1}} at full load. Built with [[bilge keel]]s only {{convert|12|in|0}} deep, ''Medway'' once rolled 42° each way with a period of nine seconds, losing her main [[topmast]]. Her bilge keels were subsequently increased in depth to {{convert|36|in|0}}.<ref name=o2/>


She was {{convert|580|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|long overall]] and had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|85|ft|1|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (nautical)|draft]] of {{convert|21|ft|3|in|m|1}}.<ref name=l7>Lenton, p. 587</ref> The ship displaced {{convert|14650|LT}} at [[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement|standard]] load and up to {{convert|18362|LT}} at ([[Full-load displacement|full load]]).<ref name=c9>Chesneau, p. 79</ref> Her crew numbered 400 officers and enlisted men; she could also accommodate up to 1,335 additional men.<ref name=l7/>
She was {{convert|580|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|long overall]] and had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|85|ft|1|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (nautical)|draft]] of {{convert|21|ft|3|in|m|1}}.<ref name=l7>Lenton, p. 587</ref> The ship displaced {{convert|14650|LT}} at [[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement|standard]] load and up to {{convert|18362|LT}} at ([[Full-load displacement|full load]]).<ref name=c9>Chesneau, p. 79</ref> Her crew numbered 400 officers and ratings; she could also accommodate up to 1,335 additional men.<ref name=l7/>


The ship was powered by [[MAN SE|MAN]] [[diesel engine]]s rated at {{convert|8000|bhp|lk=in}}, driving two shafts, and had a top speed of about {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}}. ''Medway'' carried {{convert|810|LT|t}} of diesel fuel for herself and an additional {{convert|1880|LT|t}} for her submarines. Figures for her range are not available. The ship had five {{convert|560|kW|lk=in|adj=on}} diesel [[Engine-generator|generator]]s for electrical power and special provisions to recharge submarine [[battery (electrical)|batteries]].<ref name=l7/>
The ship was powered by [[MAN SE|MAN]] [[diesel engine]]s rated at {{convert|8000|bhp|lk=in}}, driving two shafts, and had a top speed of about {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}}. ''Medway'' carried {{convert|810|LT|t}} of diesel fuel for herself and an additional {{convert|1880|LT|t}} for her submarines. Figures for her range are not available. The ship had five {{convert|560|kW|lk=in|adj=on}} diesel [[Engine-generator|generator]]s for electrical power and special provisions to recharge submarine [[battery (electrical)|batteries]].<ref name=l7/>


She was armed with two low-angle {{convert|4|in|adj=on|0}} guns in single mounts<ref name=o4/> and four [[quick-firing gun|quick-firing]] [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|Mk V 4-inch]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] guns, also in single mounts. The latter guns were controlled by a [[HACS|High-Angle Control System]] mounted above the [[bridge (nautical)|bridge]]. ''Medway'' was protected by an internal [[anti-torpedo bulge]] which incorporated a [[water jacket]] of {{convert|1374|LT}}. [[Amidships]] a {{convert|1.5|in|adj=on}} [[torpedo bulkhead]] was located 13 feet inboard that inclined outwards above the [[waterline]].<ref name=c9/> The main deck was 1.5 inches thick amdiships.<ref name=l7/>
She was armed with two low-angle {{convert|4|in|adj=on|0}} guns in single mounts<ref name=o4/> and four [[quick-firing gun|quick-firing]] [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|Mk V 4-inch]] [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] guns, also in single mounts. The latter guns were controlled by a [[HACS|High-Angle Control System]] mounted above the [[bridge (nautical)|bridge]]. ''Medway'' was protected by an internal [[anti-torpedo bulge]] which incorporated a [[water jacket]] of {{convert|1374|LT}}. [[Amidships]] a {{convert|1.5|in|adj=on}} [[torpedo bulkhead]] was located 13 feet inboard that inclined outwards above the [[waterline]].<ref name=c9/> The main deck was 1.5 inches thick amidships.<ref name=l7/>


''Medway'' was ordered on 14 September 1926 as part of the 1925/26 Naval Estimates.<ref>Lenton, p. 591</ref> The ship was [[Keel|laid down]] in April 1927 by the Vickers Armstrong shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 19 July 1928, and completed on 3 July 1929.<ref name=o2>Osborne, p. 22</ref>
''Medway'' was ordered on 14 September 1926 as part of the 1925/26 Naval Estimates.<ref>Lenton, p. 591</ref> The ship was [[Keel laying|laid down]] in April 1927 by the Vickers Armstrong shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. The ship was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 19 July 1928. Captain Colin Cantlie was appointed as the first commander of the new ship on 1 January 1929. The ship was completed on 3 July 1929.<ref name=o2>Osborne, p. 22</ref>

After completion, HMS ''Medway'' began Harbour Acceptance Trials and [[Sea trial|Sea Acceptance Trials]], known in the Royal Navy as HATs and SATs. A report in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser on 27 July 1929 notes that HMS ''Medway'' was undergoing trials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19290727-1.2.79?ST=1&AT=advanced&DF=01%2f01%2f1925&DT=01%2f01%2f1945&NPT=&L=&CTA=&k=HMS%20Medway&ka=HMS%20Medway&P=4&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=hms,medway&oref=article |title=The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser |date=27 July 1929 |page=16|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
HMS ''Medway'' served on the China Station before the start of the Second World War, supporting the [[4th Submarine Flotilla]], and was under refit at [[Singapore]] from September 1939 through February 1940. Upon completion of the refit, ''Medway'' sailed for [[Hong Kong]] where she remained until she departed for Alexandria on 2 April. She arrived there on 3 May and thereafter supported the [[1st Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|1st Submarine Flotilla]], which operated in the Eastern Mediterranean.<ref>Osborne, pp. 22, 24</ref>
HMS ''Medway'' served on the China Station before the start of the Second World War. She had taken over from [[HMS Titania]] in 1929/30 as the submarine depot ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla. HMS ''Medway'' took her place in [[Hong Kong]] as the depot ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Fourth_Submarine_Flotilla_(Royal_Navy)|title=Fourth_Submarine_Flotilla_(Royal_Navy)|website=dreadnoughtproject.org|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> Under the command of Capt. Colin Cantlie HMS ''Medway'' sailed to [[Hong Kong]] with six [[Odin-class submarine|O-Class submarines]] of the [[Odin-class submarine|Odin]] group. They were:

* [[HMS Odin (N84)|HMS ''Odin'' (N84)]]
* [[HMS Olympus (N35)|HMS ''Olympus'' (N35)]]
* [[HMS Osiris (N67)|HMS ''Osiris'' (N67)]]
* [[HMS Orpheus (N46)|HMS ''Orpheus'' (N46)]]
* [[HMS Oswald (N58)|HMS ''Oswald'' (N58)]]
* [[HMS Otus (N92)|HMS ''Otus'' (N92)]]

The submarine flotilla was enlarged in 1930.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19301124-1.2.20.3?ST=1&AT=advanced&DF=01%2f01%2f1925&DT=01%2f01%2f1945&NPT=&L=&CTA=&k=HMS%20Medway&ka=HMS%20Medway&P=5&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=hms,medway&oref=article |title=The Straits Times, 24 November 1930 |page=8 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>

HMS ''Medway'' was under refit at [[Singapore]] from September 1939 through February 1940. Upon completion of the refit, ''Medway'' sailed for [[Hong Kong]] where she remained until she departed for Alexandria on 2 April. She arrived there on 3 May and thereafter supported the [[1st Submarine Flotilla (United Kingdom)|1st Submarine Flotilla]], which operated in the Eastern Mediterranean.<ref>Osborne, pp. 22, 24</ref>


Two years later, [[Vice-Admiral]] [[Henry Harwood]], [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Mediterranean Fleet]], ordered all non-essential ships to leave Alexandria in June 1942 as he was preparing to demolish the port facilities there to prevent their capture by the advancing [[Panzer Army Africa]]. ''Medway'' loaded stores and 1,135 personnel on 29 June to establish a new base at [[Beirut]], Lebanon and sailed later that day for Beirut.<ref name=o4>Osborne, p. 24</ref> Accompanied by the Greek ship {{SS|Corinthia}}, ''Medway'' was escorted by the light cruiser {{HMS|Dido|37|2}} and the destroyers {{HMS|Sikh|F82|2}}, {{HMS|Zulu|F18|2}}, {{HMS|Hero|H99|2}}, {{HMS|Exmoor|L08|2}}, {{HMS|Aldenham|L22|2}}, {{HMS|Croome|L62|2}}, and {{HMS|Tetcott|L99|2}}. The next day, off [[Port Said]], {{GS|U-372||2}} fired two torpedoes that sank ''Medway''; 30 men were lost in the sinking.<ref name=o4/><ref>Rohwer, p. 174</ref> 47 of the 90 spare torpedoes aboard floated free of the wreck and were salvaged.<ref name=o4/>
Two years later, [[Vice-Admiral]] [[Henry Harwood]], [[Commander-in-Chief]], [[Mediterranean Fleet]], ordered all non-essential ships to leave Alexandria in June 1942 as he was preparing to demolish the port facilities there to prevent their capture by the advancing [[Panzer Army Africa]]. ''Medway'' loaded stores and 1,135 personnel on 29 June to establish a new base at [[Beirut]], Lebanon and sailed later that day for Beirut.<ref name=o4>Osborne, p. 24</ref> Accompanied by the Greek ship {{SS|Corinthia}}, ''Medway'' was escorted by the light cruiser {{HMS|Dido|37|2}} and the destroyers {{HMS|Sikh|F82|2}}, {{HMS|Zulu|F18|2}}, {{HMS|Hero|H99|2}}, {{HMS|Exmoor|L08|2}}, {{HMS|Aldenham|L22|2}}, {{HMS|Croome|L62|2}}, and {{HMS|Tetcott|L99|2}}. The next day, off [[Port Said]], {{GS|U-372||2}} fired two torpedoes that sank ''Medway''; 30 men were lost in the sinking.<ref name=o4/><ref>Rohwer, p. 174</ref> 47 of the 90 spare torpedoes aboard floated free of the wreck and were salvaged.<ref name=o4/>

== See also ==
* [[Submarine tender|Submarine depot ships]]
* [[HMS Ambrose (1903)]]
* [[HMS Hazard (1894)]]
* [[HMS Cyclops (F31)]]
* [[HMS Titania|HMS Titania (1915)]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
* {{cite journal|last=Osborne|first=Richard, Dr.|year=2012|title=HMS Medway: The Royal Navy's First Purpose-built Submarine Depot Ship|journal=Warships|publisher=World Ship Society|location=London|volume=170|pages=22–25|issn=0966-6958}}
* {{cite journal|last=Osborne|first=Richard, Dr.|year=2012|title=HMS Medway: The Royal Navy's First Purpose-built Submarine Depot Ship|journal=Warships|publisher=World Ship Society|location=London|volume=170|pages=22–25|issn=0966-6958}}
*{{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}
*{{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}


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==External links==
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Medway.

Medway at anchor
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Medway
NamesakeRiver Medway
Ordered14 September 1926
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid downApril 1927
Launched19 July 1928
Completed3 July 1929
IdentificationPennant number: 25
FateSunk by U-372, 30 June 1942
General characteristics
Displacement
Length580 ft (176.8 m) (o/a)
Beam85 ft (25.9 m)
Draught21 ft 3 in (6.5 m)
Installed power8,000 bhp (6,000 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, MAN diesel engines
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement400 + 1,335 (spare)
Armament
Armour

HMS Medway (Pennant F25) was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship constructed for the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness during the late 1920s. The ship served on the China Station before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate Alexandria in the face of the German advance after the Battle of Gazala in May 1942, Medway sailed for Lebanon at the end of June, escorted by a light cruiser and seven destroyers. Her strong escort could not protect her; on 30 June a German submarine torpedoed and sank her.

Description and construction

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Medway was designed to support up to 18 Odin and Parthian-class submarines in peacetime and an additional three submarines during wartime. She carried three QF 4-inch Mk IV deck guns as spares together with 144 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes to resupply her submarines.[1] The ship proved to be less top-heavy than anticipated and had the enormously high metacentric height of 13 feet (4.0 m) at full load. Built with bilge keels only 12 inches (305 mm) deep, Medway once rolled 42° each way with a period of nine seconds, losing her main topmast. Her bilge keels were subsequently increased in depth to 36 inches (914 mm).[2]

She was 580 feet (176.8 m) long overall and had a beam of 85 feet 1 inch (25.9 m) and a draft of 21 feet 3 inches (6.5 m).[3] The ship displaced 14,650 long tons (14,890 t) at standard load and up to 18,362 long tons (18,657 t) at (full load).[1] Her crew numbered 400 officers and ratings; she could also accommodate up to 1,335 additional men.[3]

The ship was powered by MAN diesel engines rated at 8,000 brake horsepower (6,000 kW), driving two shafts, and had a top speed of about 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Medway carried 810 long tons (820 t) of diesel fuel for herself and an additional 1,880 long tons (1,910 t) for her submarines. Figures for her range are not available. The ship had five 560-kilowatt (750 hp) diesel generators for electrical power and special provisions to recharge submarine batteries.[3]

She was armed with two low-angle 4-inch (102 mm) guns in single mounts[4] and four quick-firing Mk V 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, also in single mounts. The latter guns were controlled by a High-Angle Control System mounted above the bridge. Medway was protected by an internal anti-torpedo bulge which incorporated a water jacket of 1,374 long tons (1,396 t). Amidships a 1.5-inch (38 mm) torpedo bulkhead was located 13 feet inboard that inclined outwards above the waterline.[1] The main deck was 1.5 inches thick amidships.[3]

Medway was ordered on 14 September 1926 as part of the 1925/26 Naval Estimates.[5] The ship was laid down in April 1927 by the Vickers Armstrong shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. The ship was launched on 19 July 1928. Captain Colin Cantlie was appointed as the first commander of the new ship on 1 January 1929. The ship was completed on 3 July 1929.[2]

After completion, HMS Medway began Harbour Acceptance Trials and Sea Acceptance Trials, known in the Royal Navy as HATs and SATs. A report in The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser on 27 July 1929 notes that HMS Medway was undergoing trials.[6]

Career

[edit]

HMS Medway served on the China Station before the start of the Second World War. She had taken over from HMS Titania in 1929/30 as the submarine depot ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla. HMS Medway took her place in Hong Kong as the depot ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla.[7] Under the command of Capt. Colin Cantlie HMS Medway sailed to Hong Kong with six O-Class submarines of the Odin group. They were:

The submarine flotilla was enlarged in 1930.[8]

HMS Medway was under refit at Singapore from September 1939 through February 1940. Upon completion of the refit, Medway sailed for Hong Kong where she remained until she departed for Alexandria on 2 April. She arrived there on 3 May and thereafter supported the 1st Submarine Flotilla, which operated in the Eastern Mediterranean.[9]

Two years later, Vice-Admiral Henry Harwood, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, ordered all non-essential ships to leave Alexandria in June 1942 as he was preparing to demolish the port facilities there to prevent their capture by the advancing Panzer Army Africa. Medway loaded stores and 1,135 personnel on 29 June to establish a new base at Beirut, Lebanon and sailed later that day for Beirut.[4] Accompanied by the Greek ship SS Corinthia, Medway was escorted by the light cruiser Dido and the destroyers Sikh, Zulu, Hero, Exmoor, Aldenham, Croome, and Tetcott. The next day, off Port Said, U-372 fired two torpedoes that sank Medway; 30 men were lost in the sinking.[4][10] 47 of the 90 spare torpedoes aboard floated free of the wreck and were salvaged.[4]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Chesneau, p. 79
  2. ^ a b Osborne, p. 22
  3. ^ a b c d Lenton, p. 587
  4. ^ a b c d Osborne, p. 24
  5. ^ Lenton, p. 591
  6. ^ "The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 27 July 1929. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Fourth_Submarine_Flotilla_(Royal_Navy)". dreadnoughtproject.org. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. ^ "The Straits Times, 24 November 1930". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 8.
  9. ^ Osborne, pp. 22, 24
  10. ^ Rohwer, p. 174

References

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  • Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
  • Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
  • Osborne, Richard, Dr. (2012). "HMS Medway: The Royal Navy's First Purpose-built Submarine Depot Ship". Warships. 170. London: World Ship Society: 22–25. ISSN 0966-6958.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
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