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|Ship country=United Kingdom
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|Ship name=''Sahib''
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]: P212
|Ship ordered=23 January 1940
|Ship awarded=
|Ship builder=[[Cammell Laird]], [[Birkenhead]]
|Ship laid down=5 July 1940
|Ship launched=19 January 1942
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|Ship commissioned=13 May 1942
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|Ship fate=Sunk, 24 April 1943
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|Ship class=[[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class submarine]]
|Ship displacement=* {{cvt|842|LT|t}} (surfaced)
* {{convert|990|LT|t}} (submerged)
|Ship length={{cvt|217|ft|m|1}}
|Ship beam={{cvt|23|ft|9|in|m|1}}
|Ship draught={{cvt|14|ft|8|in|1}}
|Ship power=* {{cvt|1900|bhp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on}} (diesel)
* {{convert|1300|hp|kW|abbr=on}} (electric)
|Ship propulsion=* 2 × [[diesel engine]]s
* 2 × [[electric motor]]s
|Ship speed=* {{cvt|15|kn|lk=in}} (surfaced)
* {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}} (submerged)
|Ship range={{cvt|6000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} (surfaced); {{cvt|120|nmi}} at {{convert|3|kn}} (submerged)
|Ship test depth={{cvt|300|ft|1}}
|Ship complement=48
|Ship sensors=* Type 129AR or 138 [[ASDIC]]
* [[Type 291 radar|Type 291]] [[early-warning radar]]
|Ship armament=* 7 × [[British 21-inch torpedo|{{cvt|21|in|mm|0}}]] [[torpedo tube]]s (6 × bow, 1 × stern)
* 1 × [[QF 3-inch 20 cwt|3&nbsp;in (76&nbsp;mm)]] [[deck gun]]
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'''HMS ''Sahib''''' was a third-batch [[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class]] [[submarine]] built for the [[Royal Navy during the Second World War]]. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 19 January 1942 and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 13 May 1942. She was the only British naval vessel to bear the name ''Sahib''.

After an initial patrol in the [[Arctic Ocean]] off Norway, ''Sahib'' sailed to [[Gibraltar]], then patrolled the [[Alboran Sea]], sinking one ship and damaging another. ''Sahib'' then transited to [[Malta]], from which she conducted three war patrols. On the second one, ''Sahib'' sank the Italian transport {{SS|Scillin}}, which was transporting Allied [[prisoners of war]]; ''Scillin'' sank with the loss of 787 men. On her next patrol, ''Sahib'' sank a large Italian [[merchant ship]], then damaged a coastal trading vessel. The submarine was then assigned to join another submarine flotilla and operated from [[Algiers]] in [[French North Africa]]. In her next patrols, ''Sahib'' sank the {{GS|U-301}}, two Italian merchant ships, and two small sailing vessels.

On 24 April 1943, ''Sahib'' sank a heavily protected Italian merchant; however, she was then attacked with [[depth charge]]s and forced to surface. The crew of ''Sahib'' were evacuated and rescued with only one casualty by the Italian ships while the submarine was [[scuttled]] and sank.

==Design and description==
[[File:British S-class submarine schematic drawing.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Schematic drawing of a S-class submarine]]
The S-class submarines were designed to patrol the restricted waters of the [[North Sea]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The third batch was slightly enlarged and improved over the preceding second batch of the S class. The submarines had a length of {{convert|217|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|overall]], a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|23|ft|9|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (ship)|draught]] of {{convert|14|ft|8|in|m|1}}. They [[displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|842|LT|t}} on the surface and {{convert|990|LT|t}} submerged.<ref name=gg9>Chesneau, p. 51</ref> The S-class submarines had a crew of 48 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]]. They had a diving depth of {{convert|300|ft|1}}.<ref name=i7>McCartney, p. 7</ref>

For surface running, the boats were powered by two {{convert|950|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} [[diesel engine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]]. When submerged each propeller was driven by a {{convert|650|hp|0|adj=on}} [[electric motor]]. They could reach {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|10|kn}} underwater.<ref>Bagnasco, p. 110</ref> On the surface, the third-batch boats had a range of {{convert|6000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} and {{convert|120|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|3|kn}} submerged.<ref name=i7/>

The third-batch submarines were armed with seven [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s. A half-dozen of these were in the [[bow (ship)|bow]] and there was one external tube in the stern. They carried six reload torpedoes for the bow tubes for a total of thirteen torpedoes. Twelve [[naval mine|mines]] could be carried in lieu of the internally stowed torpedoes. They were also armed with a [[QF 3-inch 20 cwt|3-inch (76&nbsp;mm)]] [[deck gun]].<ref>Chesneau, pp. 51–52</ref> The third-batch S-class boats were fitted with either a Type 129AR or 138 [[ASDIC]] system and a [[Type 291 radar|Type 291]] or 291W [[early-warning radar]].<ref>Akermann, pp. 341, 345</ref>

==Construction and career==
HMS ''Sahib'' was a third-group [[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class submarine]] and was ordered by the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] on 23 January 1940. She was [[laid down]] in the Cammell Laird Shipyard in [[Birkenhead]] on 5 July 1940 and was [[ship launching|launched]] on 19 January 1942. On 10 May 1942, ''Sahib'', under the command of [[Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant]] J. H. Bromage, sailed from the shipbuilding yards to [[Holy Loch]], where she was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the Royal Navy three days later.<ref name=uboat>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3431.html HMS ''Sahib''], Uboat.net</ref> ''Sahib'' was a term used in colonial British India to address Europeans with official or social statuses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Sahib by Merriam-Webster |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sahib |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

Between 11 May and 24 June 1942, ''Sahib'' underwent a period of training, then departed for her first war patrol. She was ordered to operate off Northern Norway and protect the [[Arctic Convoys]] [[Convoy PQ 17|PQ 17]] and [[Convoy QP 13|QP 13]] to and from northern Russian ports. On 11 July, ''Sahib'' fired six torpedoes at the German submarine {{GS|U-658||2}} but missed, then ended her patrol in [[Lerwick]] the next day.<ref name=uboat/>

On 3 August, ''Sahib'', along with {{HMS|Talisman|N78|6}} set sail for Gibraltar. After six days at sea, she sighted the {{GS|U-84|1941|6}} and launched five torpedoes at it; they missed, however, and ''Sahib'' surfaced and engaged the submarine with the 3-inch deck gun from a range of {{convert|5,000|yd|m}}. ''U-84''{{'}}s captain decided not to engage in a gunnery duel with the British submarine and dived before ''Sahib'' could fire more than three shells. ''Sahib'' arrived in Gibraltar on 14 August.<ref name=uboat/>

===Gibraltar===
After conducting exercises off Gibraltar with {{HMS|Lightning|G55|6}}, ''Sahib'' conducted a short patrol in the [[Alboran Sea]] from 27 August to 1 September 1942. ''Sahib'' departed port on 6 September to conduct her third war patrol, off the west coast of [[Sardinia]]. On 12 September, she sighted the Italian vessel ''Ida S'' and attacked it with her deck gun after surfacing. The vessel's crew then abandoned their ship, leaving its sails set and engines running; ''Sahib'' boarded the ship and sank it with demolition charges.<ref name=seekrieg194209>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/42-09.htm |title=Seekrieg 1942, September |access-date=6 May 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen  |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}</ref> Two days afterwards, ''Sahib'' fired a torpedo into the Italian harbour of [[Buggerru]], Sardinia. The torpedo hit the port's [[Mole (architecture)|mole]], killing two and injuring several others. On 16 September, ''Sahib'' attacked an Italian fishing vessel with its deck gun and claimed to have sunk it; according to Italian sources it was heavily damaged but returned to port with two dead. ''Sahib'' returned to Gibraltar on 21 September.<ref name=uboat/>

===Malta===
Between 2 and 9 October, ''Sahib'' transited to [[Malta]], where she joined the [[10th Submarine Flotilla]]. On 16 October, she commenced another war patrol, this time west of Greece. ''Sahib'' was attacked by enemy aircraft en route to her patrol area but was not damaged. On 22 October, ''Sahib'' launched four torpedoes at the heavy cargo/passenger ship ''Calino'' but missed, and was subsequently attacked with [[depth charge]]s by the {{ship|Italian destroyer|Antonio Mosto||6}} but escaped unscathed. ''Sahib'' ended her patrol in Malta on 26 October.<ref name=uboat/>

On 3 November 1942, ''Sahib'' along with her [[sister ship]]s {{HMS|Safari||2}} and {{HMS|Saracen|P247|2}}, departed Malta for a patrol off North Africa to protect the [[Allied landings in North Africa]]. On her way to the patrol area, ''Sahib'' was fruitlessly attacked by German [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] fighter-bomber aircraft. On the evening of 14 November 1942, ''Sahib'' sighted the Italian transport {{SS|Scillin}} off Libya, which was transporting Allied [[prisoners of war]] (POWs). ''Sahib'' first fired two shells at the cargo ship and then launched a single torpedo, which hit ''Scillin''{{'}}s hold and rapidly sank her.<ref name=seekrieg194211>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/42-11.htm |title=Seekrieg 1942, November|access-date=6 May 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen  |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}</ref> Prisoners in the hold had little chance of survival. ''Sahib'' rescued 27 POWs (26 British and one South African), ''Scillin''{{'}}s captain and 34 Italian crew and soldiers. ''Sahib'' was then forced to depart after she detected [[Sonar]] echo pings and sighted an unidentified ship approaching. Out of approximately 944 men aboard ''Scillin'', 787 were not rescued and drowned. Another source states that 806 POWs were killed, as well as 79 Italians.{{sfn|Santoni|2005|pp=257-258}} A memorial plaque at the [[National Memorial Arboretum]] has been dedicated to the 2000+ British POWs who died at sea during World War II, of which 787 were killed aboard ''Scillin''. ''Sahib'' landed the survivors in Malta the next day, then patrolled the [[Gulf of Sirte]] until 25 November.<ref name=uboat/>

''Sahib'' departed Malta on 7 December to patrol off [[Naples]], Italy; her orders were changed five days later to patrol the [[Gulf of Tunis]] instead. On 14 December, northwest of Cape Bon, Tunisia, ''Sahib'' sighted the Italian merchant ships ''Honestas'' and ''Castelverde'' escorted by two Italian torpedo boats and several aircraft. ''Honestas'' was carrying 1,000 tons of ammunition and 50 vehicles; ''Sahib'' fired five torpedoes at it. One struck, and ''Honestas'' sank.<ref name=seekrieg194212>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/42-12.htm |title=Seekrieg 1942, Dezember |access-date=22 May 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen  |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}</ref> After evading the merchants' escorts, ''Sahib'' returned to periscope depth and spotted the other merchant, but it was blown up by another Royal Navy submarine, {{HMS|Unruffled||2}}, before ''Sahib'' could attack it. On 20 December, she attacked and damaged the Italian [[coastal trading vessel]] ''Ist no.23'' with gunfire and torpedoes; the torpedoes however ran under the ship and did not explode. ''Ist no.23'' was later taken in tow back to harbour. On 25 December, ''Sahib'' ended her patrol in [[Algiers]], joining the 8th Submarine Flotilla.<ref name=uboat/>

===Algiers===
[[File:Ian Fraser VC WWII IWM 26940A.jpg|thumb|right|Lieutenant [[Ian Edward Fraser]], who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his action during the sinking of ''U-301'']]
On 10 January 1943, ''Sahib'' departed Algiers to conduct another patrol, her seventh since her commissioning; she was to patrol the [[Gulf of Genoa]]. After patrolling for four days, ''Sahib'' torpedoed and sank the German merchant ship ''Oued Tiflet'' southwest of [[Savona]], Italy. In the early morning of 20 January, ''Sahib'' bombarded an Italian seaplane hangar with her deck gun at [[Finale Ligure]], Italy, but was forced to dive when coastal batteries opened fire upon ''Sahib''. The next day, ''Sahib'' torpedoed and sank the {{GS|U-301}} west of [[Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud|Bonifacio]], [[Corsica]], in position {{coord|41|27|N|07|04|E|dim:400000}}. According to ''Sahib''{{'}}s log the U-boat was first spotted proceeding on the surface early that morning at a distance of {{Convert|4.5|mi}}. ''Sahib'' closed to {{Convert|2.6|mi}} and into a more favourable position before firing a full salvo of six torpedoes at five second intervals. Three minutes later three explosions were heard, a large cloud of smoke was seen and it was noted that radio transmissions stopped. ''Sahib'' closed and recovered the only survivor from the 46 crew, 19-year-old ''[[Fähnrich zur See]]'' Wilhelm Rahn. Lieutenant [[Ian Edward Fraser]] was subsequently awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] for his actions aboard ''Sahib'' during the sinking of ''U-301''.<ref>Best, p. 37</ref> ''Sahib'' continued patrolling until 25 January, when she returned to Algiers.<ref name=uboat/>

''Sahib''{{'}}s next patrol started on 5 February, with orders to operate off the [[Aeolian Islands]], in the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. She attacked and damaged with gunfire the Italian vessels ''Francesco Padre'' and ''Santa Teresa no.233'' off [[Capo d'Orlando]], Sicily on 18 February, then on the 21st ended her patrol in Malta. She then returned to Algiers with supplies on 13 March.<ref name=uboat/>

On 18 March 1943, ''Sahib'' commenced another patrol, north of Sicily. Six days later, she torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant ''Tosca'' west of Cape Calava, Sicily. On 27 March, ''Sahib'' closed in on the coastal town of [[Milazzo]], and fired tree torpedoes into its harbour. The old merchant ship ''Sidamo'' carrying a cargo of salt, was hit twice and sank; another ship was slightly damaged. ''Sahib'' next attacked five sailing vessels with her deck gun on 30 March; she sank ''Santa Maria Del Salvazione'' and ''San Vincenzo'' and damaged two others. ''Sahib'' then returned to Algiers on 4 April.<ref name=uboat/>

===Last patrol and sinking===
''Sahib'' departed Algiers on 16 April, again to patrol north of Sicily; this was to be her last patrol. At midday on 23 April, ''Sahib'' sank the Italian tug ''Valente'' with gunfire south of Cape Vaticano. On 24 April 1943, ''Sahib'' sighted the Italian merchant ship ''Galiola'' {{convert|2|mi}} off [[Capo di Milazzo]], Sicily. ''Galiola'' was travelling from Reggio to Bizerta and was carrying 1,737 tons of cargo, mostly coal. ''Galiola'' was escorted by the [[torpedo boats]] {{ship|Italian torpedo boat|Climene|1936|2}} and {{ship|Italian destroyer|Angelo Bassini||2}}, and the {{sclass|Gabbiano|corvette|1}}s ''Gabbiano'' and ''Euterpe'', as well as two aircraft. ''Sahib'' decided to attack, and launched four torpedoes at the merchant ship. One hit was made, and ''Galiola'' sank in less than five minutes. A patrolling aircraft then noticed ''Sahib'' nearly breaking the surface, and dropped a bomb at the submarine, but missed. Seconds later, ''Climene'' found ''Sahib'' on its sonar. ''Gabbiano'' narrowly evaded the torpedoes then attacked ''Sahib'' underwater with 21 depth charges. ''Sahib'' attempted to escape by diving deep at more than {{convert|270|ft|1}} but additional depth charges from ''Euterpe'' breached the submarine's pressure hull and forced ''Sahib'' to surface after 11 minutes; ''Sahib'' was engaged by the destroyers' and torpedo boats' surface guns, as well as the aircraft's machine guns. As the Italian ships approached, ''Sahib''{{'}}s crew was evacuated and the submarine was scuttled to prevent her capture by Italian forces.<ref>Heden, p. 240</ref> Forty-seven men were picked up by the Italians; only one crew member died.<ref name=uboat/>

Many of ''Sahib''{{'}}s former crew escaped from prison camps in September 1943 and hid in the countryside hills until the [[Allied invasion of Italy|liberation of Italy]] by the Allies.<ref>Dethick, p. 194</ref>

==Summary of raiding history==
During her service with the Royal Navy, ''Sahib'' sank ten Axis ships for a total of {{GRT|12,383}} as well as a German u-boat.<ref name=uboat/><!-- I know uboat.net doesn't straight out state the number of ships sunk of the total tonnage sunk, but adding up all the different sinkings is a simple calculation and is exempt from [[WP:OR]] - see [[WP:CALC]] -->
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!Date||Name of ship||Tonnage||Nationality||Fate and location
|-
|align="right"|12 September 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in September 1942#12 September|''Ida S'']]
|align="right"|24
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Sunk with gunfire and demolition charges at {{Coord|40|14|N|08|27|E|type:event|name=Ida S}}
|-
|align="right"|14 November 1942
|align="left" |{{SS|Scillin}}
|align="right"|1,579
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|35|14|N|11|18|E|type:event|name=Scillin}}
|-
|align="right"|14 December 1942
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in December 1942#14 December|''Honestas'']]
|align="right"|4,960
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|37|29|N|10|46|E|type:event|name=Honestas}}
|-
|align="right"|14 January 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in January 1943#14 January|''Oued Tiflet'']]
|align="right"|1,194
|align="left" |{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|44|08|N|08|18|E|type:event|name=Oued Tiflet}}
|-
|align="right"|21 January 1943
|align="left" |[[German submarine U-301|''U-301'']]
|align="right"|-
|align="left" |{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|41|27|N|07|04|E|type:event|name=U-301}}
|-
|align="right"|24 March 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1943#24 March|''Tosca'']]
|align="right"|474
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|38|11|N|14|54|E|type:event|name=Tosca}}
|-
|align="right"|27 March 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1943#27 March|''Sidamo'']]
|align="right"|2,384
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|38|13|N|15|14|E|type:event|name=Sidamo}}
|-
|align="right"|30 March 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1943#30 March|''Santa Maria Del Salvazione'']]
|align="right"|25
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Sunk with gunfire at {{Coord|38|22|N|15|25|E|type:event|name=Santa Maria Del Salvazione}}
|-
|align="right"|30 March 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in March 1943#30 March|''San Vincenzo'']]
|align="right"|29
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Sunk with gunfire at {{Coord|38|22|N|15|25|E|type:event|name=San Vincenzo}}
|-
|align="right"|23 April 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1943#23 April|''Valente'']]
|align="right"|286
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Sunk with gunfire three miles south of Cape Vaticano, Italy
|-
|align="right"|24 April 1943
|align="left" |[[List of shipwrecks in April 1943#24 April|''Galiola'']]
|align="right"|1,428
|align="left" |{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
|align="left" |Torpedoed and sunk at {{Coord|38|20.5|N|15|11.9|E|type:event|name=Galiola}}
|}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Akermann|first=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955|edition=reprint of the 1989|year=2002|publisher=Periscope Publishing|location=Penzance, Cornwall|isbn=1-904381-05-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Bagnasco |first=Erminio |title=Submarines of World War Two |year=1977 |publisher=[[Naval Institute Press]] |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-962-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Best|first=Brian|location=Oxford, UK|title=The Forgotten VCs: The Victoria Crosses of the War in the Far East during WW2|year=2017|isbn=978-1-52-671800-6}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Caruana|first1=Joseph|year=2012 |title=Emergency Victualling of Malta During WWII|journal=Warship International|volume=LXIX |issue=4 |pages=357–364 |issn=0043-0374}}
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=[[Conway Maritime Press]]|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
* {{cite book |title=Twixt the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea|first1=Janet Kinrade|last1=Dethick|first2=Anne M.|last2=Corke|publisher=Lulu.com |year=2018|isbn=978-1-32-606320-7}}
* {{cite book |title=Sunken Ships, World War II: U.S. Naval Chronology Including Submarine Losses of the United States, England, Germany, Japan, Italy|first=Karl, Eric|last=Heden|publisher=Branden Books |location=History Reference Center|year=2006|isbn=0-82-832118-3}}
* {{cite book|last=McCartney|first=Innes|location=Oxford, UK|title=British Submarines 1939–1945|series=New Vanguard|volume=129|year=2006|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|isbn=1-84603-007-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Santoni |first=Alberto |year=2005 |orig-year=1972 |title=Il vero traditore. Il ruolo documentato di Ultra nella guerra del Mediterraneo |trans-title=The Real Traitor. Ultra's Documented role in the Mediterranean War |place=Milan |publisher=Ugo Mursia Editore |isbn=8-84-253329-7 |pages=257–258}}

==External links==
* [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80009968 IWM Interview with John Bromage, who commanded HMS ''Sahib'' from 1942 to 1943]

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