HMS Telemachus

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Accession NumberP453Title (extended title only)HMS TelemachusDescriptionWooden plaque with raised ships motif of HMS TelemachusDateBetween 1st October 1959 and 31st October 1959ProvenanceThe second HMS Telemachus was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built as P321 by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow, and launched on 19 June 1943. She served in Far Eastern waters for most of her wartime career, and was responsible for the sinking of the Japanese submarine I-166. Following the war she was deployed to Australia to operate with the Royal Australian Navy until 1959. She was scrapped in 1961.
Telemachus was part of group three of the British T-class submarines. She was completed by builders Vickers Armstrong at their yard in Barrow in 1943. She was named for Telemachus, a figure in Greek mythology; he was the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and an important character in Homer's Odyssey.
Relevance to the CityDuring the Second World War the HMS Telemachus was based out of Fremantle and she also visited Fremantle in 1959. Shows the long term relationship between Fremantle and the Royal Navy.

SubjectRoyal Navy (British)World War, 1939-1945 - SubmarinesCollectionCivic CollectionImagesHMS Telemachus

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