HMS Unique
Lt. A.F.Collett, DSC
Statistics
| Sinkings - 1 Armed merchant cruiser, 1 Transport, 2 Supply Ships. | 20,382 tons |
| unknown date | Attacked a small convoy with 3 supply ships. Hit the Fenice with torpedoes. Distress signals were picked up in Malta from this ship which presumably later sank. |
| July 1941 | Landed a shore party in Sicily to mine railway tracks after Unique's success & destroyed a train. |
| 20th August 1941 | Was sent to the area north of Tripoli
where P32 & P33
were supposed to be. No contact had been made with these 2 boats. Carried out an attack on 4 Liners in heavy seas. Sank the Liner Esperia (11,300 tons) with 3 torpedoes & escaped serious depth charging due to the amount of troops from the ship in the water. |
| 23rd October 1942 | Sunk in unknown circumstances west of Gibraltar en route from the UK. |
Medals / Awards
|
Name
|
Rank
|
Award
|
Date of Investiture
|
| Challis, Frederick Danford Gordon |
Lt.
|
DSC
|
10/2/42
|
| Collett, Anthony Foster |
Lt.
|
DSC
|
30/6/42
|
| Hezlet, Arthur Richard |
Lt.Cdr
|
DSC
|
10/2/42
|
| Bond, Raymond Walter John P/JX 137669 |
LSig
|
DSM
|
29/9/42
|
| Harris, James George C/M 18337 |
CERA
|
DSM
|
13/4/43
|
| Jenkins, Tudor James D/JX 133685 |
Tel
|
DSM
|
13/10/42
|
| Mann, Alfred George C/J 95585 |
AB
|
DSM
|
24/2/42
|
| McPherson, John Allan C/KX 83440 |
LSto
|
DSM
|
21/7/42
|
| Tamplin, Morris Ivor D/J 111084 |
PO
|
DSM
|
29/9/42
|
| Baker, Leonard Watts D/JX 134782 |
APO
|
MID
|
N/A
|
| Bowen, Harry Wilfred P/KX 58960 |
LSto
|
MID
|
N/A
|
|
Denne, Albert Edward John P/JX
98707
|
Stol
|
MID
|
N/A
|
|
Duff, Arthur Antony
|
Lt.
|
MID
|
N/A
|
|
Thewlis, Norman D/JX 201123
|
AB
|
MID
|
N/A
|