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HMS ''Osiris'' was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs of Barrow-in-Furness on 12 May 1927, launched on 19 May 1928〔 and commissioned on 25 Jan 1929. She was first commissioned for service with the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station. ==Wartime history== In September 1939, she was nominated for service on the East Indies Station and deployed with the 8th Flotilla at Colombo for flotilla duties. During January 1940 she transferred to the British Mediterranean Fleet and was deployed with the 1st Submarine Flotilla based at Alexandria.〔(HMS Osiris (N67) ) Naval-History.net Retrieved 27 September〕 On 16 August 1940, ''Osiris'' sank the Italian merchantman ''Morea'' (1,968 tons) approximately west of Durazzo, Albania, with gunfire in a surface engagement, after ''Morea'' twice evaded torpedoes fired at the ship.〔(HMS Osiris (N67) ) uboat.net Retrieved 27 September 2013〕 During an attack carried out on a convoy in the Otranto Strait on 22 September 1940 ''Osiris'' torpedoed and sank one of the convoy escorts, the (875 tons displacement), approximately west of Durazzo, Albania (position 41°19'N, 18°34'E).〔 On 14 July 1941 ''Osiris'' damaged the Italian merchant ship ''Capo d'Orso'' (3,149 tons) with gunfire in a surface engagement near Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. In another surface engagement on the 27 June 1943, ''Osiris'' sank the Italian sailing vessel ''Vittorina'' (11 tons) north of Crete (position 36°12'N, 26°45'E) with gunfire.〔 During the Allied invasion of Sicily from July to August 1943, she was deployed on interception patrol to prevent Italian warships interfering with the landings.〔 From August 1943 she served with the Eastern Fleet training anti-submarine escorts before transferring to the new East Indies Fleet in November 1944. She was decommissioned on 7 March 1945.〔 ''Osiris'' was sold to be broken up for scrap in September 1945. She was scrapped at Durban, South Africa.〔(Forces War Records: Unit History: HMS Osiris (N 67) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Osiris (N67)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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