HMS P39 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.
 HMS P39, 1941/42
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| Name | HMS P39 |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 14 October 1940 |
| Launched | 23 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1941 |
| Fate | Destroyed in an air raid 26 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | U-class submarine |
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| Length | 58.22 m (191 feet) |
| Beam | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.62 m (15 ft 2 in) |
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| Complement | 27-31 |
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Sinking
editP39 had a short-lived career with the Royal Navy. She was assigned to operate in the Mediterranean, based in Malta as part of the 10th Flotilla. She was in harbour following a patrol in the area east of Tunisia whilst previous bomb damage was being repaired. She was then further damaged by German bombers. She was considered too badly damaged for repair, and was salvaged, towed to Kalkara and beached in 1943, but again badly damaged by another air attack. Many of the crew were subsequently lost aboard the submarine HMS Olympus on their way home to the United Kingdom. P39 was finally broken up in 1954.
References
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