HMS Tabard

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Accession NumberP94Title (extended title only)Plaque - HMS TabardDescriptionMedium sized plaque – Tabard (British Submarine) with a raised motif of ship and small inscription plate Seamans Mess F.E. Locker Seat No.11
DateBetween 1st January 1960 and 31st December 1969ProvenanceProvenance (if known) – HMS Tabard was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built by Scotts, Greenock, and launched on 21 November 1945. So far she has been the only boat of the Royal Navy to bear the name Tabard, after the item of clothing. Having been launched after the war, she was selected, along with a number of boats of her class, to try out new streamlining techniques based on the German Type XXIII submarine. In May 1963, she was involved in a collision with HMAS Queenborough, and on 10 February 1964 she underwent exercises with HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager in the hours before their collision. When she returned to the UK, she became the static training submarine at the shore establishment HMS Dolphin, until 1974 when she was sold and broken up.Relevance to the CityHMS Tabard was based in Australia for much of her service in the Pacific and Indian Ocean theatres. HMS Tabard has a direct link with Fremantle as the ships periscope is currently on display at Monument Hill Fremantle.
In memory of the submariners still on patrol. Erected by Submariners Old Comrades Association (WA)

SubjectSubmarines – NavyMonument HillCollectionCivic CollectionImagesSubmarine Torpedo Memorial

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LocationCivic Collection

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