Swordfish (N61)
| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | S Group 1 |
| Fate: | 7 November 1940 - Mined of St. Catherine's Point Isle of Wight |
Swordfish
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Apps, David | Able Seaman | C/JX 141903 | 21 | |
| Blackmore, William George | Able Seaman | D/SSX 17741 | 29 | |
| Bush, Roland William | Chief Petty Officer | C/J 109431 | MID | 32 |
| Buttress, Harry | Leading Stoker | D/KX 81751 | 30 | |
| Cox, James Frank | Leading Seaman | P/J 60278 | 40 | |
| Crean, William John | Leading Stoker | D/KX 82122 | 29 | |
| Dando, Trevor John Bladon | Petty Officer | C/J 105215 | 35 | |
| Davies, Harold | Leading Signalman | P/JX 127080 | MID | 30 |
| Fry, Alexander Frederick | Lieutenant (RNR) | 25 | ||
| Gratton, Francis Arthur John | Able Seaman | D/JX 126186 | 30 | |
| Hollingworth, Arthur Charles | Leading Seaman | D/JX 151882 | 23 | |
| Jarrett, Thomas John Charles | Able Seaman | C/KX 92020 | 21 | |
| Jones, Edward Lewingdon | Able Seaman | P/JX 127991 | 30 | |
| Kellet, Oswald | Petty Officer | D/J 98620 | 35 | |
| Kennard, Victor Albert | Stoker Petty Officer | C/K 59839 | 36 | |
| Langley, Michael Armitage | Lieutenant | DSC | 28 | |
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Lee, William Thomas | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | D/MX 45635 | MID | 29 |
| Loines, Charles Walter Leonard | Ordinary Seaman | C/JX 179106 | 22 | |
| McMann, Thomas | Leading Telegraphist | D/JX 134363 | 26 | |
| Millerick, Frank Frederick William | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 79882 | 31 | |
| Morrison, Charles Archibald | Leading Stoker | C/KX 84966 | 29 | |
| Nichols, Richard Thomas | Able Seaman | P/J 58646 | 40 | |
| Northwood, Arthur | Petty Officer Telegraphist | D/JX 135736 | 24 | |
| O'neill, Joseph Patrick | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 84929 | 30 | |
| Owen, Amos John | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | D/MX 52169 | 31 | |
| Plested, Edward | Stoker 1st Class | D/KX 86488 | 24 | |
| Preddy, Leonard John | Leading Stoker | D/KX 83716 | 25 | |
| Ratcliffe, Michael Eric Price | Lieutenant | 22 | ||
| Selway, Harry Thomas | Warrant Engineer | (Ex.M38756) | 31 | |
| Shipley, James Henry Newton | Able Seaman | P/JX 145303 | 20 | |
| Souris, Edward George | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 83535 | 29 | |
| Sproat, David Jameson | Stoker 1st Class | C/KX 83324 | 25 | |
| Spurgeon, Harold Vincent | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | D/MX 46961 | 28 | |
| Stacey, Harry Arthur | Lieutenant | 25 | ||
| Stapley, Ernest William | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | P/MX 56585 | 22 | |
| Tonks, Leonard | Leading Telegraphist | D/J 112969 | 31 | |
| Ward, Frederick | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | C/MX 46205 | MID | 34 |
| CWGC has Ward, Fred | ||||
| Williams, Norman Charles | Telegraphist | D/JX 142211 | 21 | |
| Williams, Reginald Herbert | Able Seaman | C/JX 148322 | 25 | |
| Wood, John Hardy | Telegraphist | D/JX 134058 | 26 | |
| Young, Jack | Leading Seaman | C/JX 144322 | 21 | |
Events
| 01-12-1930 : | Laid Down |
| 10-11-1931 : | Launched |
| 28-11-1932 : | Completed |
| 20-04-1940 : | HMS Swordfish fires 6 torpedoes against the German merchant Santos about 17 nautical miles south-south-east of Larvik, Norway. All torpedoes fired missed their target. |
| 28-07-1940 : | HMS Swordfish comes across the Norwegian yacht Maski in the North Sea. The four Norwegians aboard the yacht were trying to flee to the United Kingdom. After the Norwegians were taken aboard and the Maski was sunk with gunfire. |
| 01-10-1940 : | HMS Swordfish attacks the German torpedo boats Falke and Kondor with torpedoes in the English Channel about 12 nautical miles north-east of Cherbourg, France. All torpedoes missed their target. |
| 07-11-1940 : | Believed sunk by mine HMS Swordfish sailed from Portsmouth on 7th November 1940 for a patrol in the North Sea. Nothing was heard from the Swordfish after her departure despite efforts on the 15th and 16th to have her report her position. It was believed at the time that she had fallen victim to a German destroyer in the vicinity of Brest. This belief remained until 1983 when her wreck was discovered off the Isle of Wight at a depth of 150 feet. It is now clear that the submarine struck a mine shortly after sailing from Portsmouth. |
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