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| HMS Grampus |
Dates: 1936 - 1940 HMS Grampus (N56) was the lead ship of the Grampus-class mine-laying submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched February 25, 1936. She served in World War II off China before moving to the Mediterranean Sea. She was sunk by the Regia Marina on June 16, 1940. On June 16, 1940, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander C. A. Rowe, Grampus was laying mines in the Syracuse and Augusta, Sicily area. She was seen by the Italian Spica class torpedo boat Circe, which was on anti-submarine patrol with Clio, Calliope, and Polluce. Within a very short time Grampus was destroyed. Wreckage came to the surface along with air bubbles and oil. Polluce was credited with the kill. There were no survivors. Some sources give the date of this action as June 24, 1940
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19 people in our Pre Napoleonic records 
37 people in our Forces Reunited records
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