HMS Sirdar (P226)

HMS "Sirdar" was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Scotts, of Greenock and launched on March 26 1943.

Wartime career

"Sirdar" spent most of the war in the Pacific Far East, where she sank two Japanese coasters, two sailing vessels, two unidentified vessels, and the Japanese guardboat "Kaiyo Maru No.5". She also damaged another coaster with gunfire.

Postwar career

She survived the Second World War, and continued in service. Along with her sisters, HMS "Scorcher" and "Scythian", "Sirdar" took part in the search for the missing HMS "Affray" in 1951. They all flew large white flags to distinguish them from the missing "Affray". "Sirdar" later sat on the bottom for six hours while the ASDIC boats familiarised themselves with the identification of a submarine sitting on the bottom.

On 1 February, 1953, "Sirdar" was swamped by floods while in dry dock at the naval dockyard at Sheerness, Kent, and later sank. She was refloated and returned to service. [ [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3444.html HMS Sirdar] , Uboat.net]

"Sirdar" was eventually sold, and arrived at the yards of McLellen on May 31 1965 for breaking up.

References

*Colledge