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The British P 47. Date and place unknown.
1941
19 Nov 1941: P 47 is laid down at the Vickers Armstrong shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness (U.K.).
7 Dec 1941: The USA declares war on Japan after Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbour. Approximately 7 hours after the attack the Netherlands also declares war on Japan.
14 Dec 1941: Japanese planes bomb Tarempah (Anambas Islands) which is Netherlands East Indies territory.
27 Dec 1941: Japanese invaders occupy Tambelan Islands, Dutch territory, between Borneo and Singapore.
1942
15 May - 23 Sep 1942: The construction of P 47 is followed closely by the Dutch Ltz. II .
3 July - 26 July 1942: Ltz. II is on board the British P 48 in order to gain valuable war patrol experience on a U-class submarine.
27 July 1942: P 47 is launched.
8 Oct 1942: P 47 is commissioned to the British Royal Navy.
7 Nov 1942: P 47 is transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Dolfijn (1).Other sources report different (more reliable) dates.
25 Sep 1942: While under construction the P 47 is transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Dolfijn (1).
8 Oct 1942: Dolfijn (1) is commissioned to the Royal Netherlands Navy.23 Sep 1942 - 25 July 1944: Dolfijn (1) is under the command of Ltz. I .
23 Sep 1942 - 6 Jan 1943: Dolfijn (1) is attached to the 3rd Flotilla in Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde) and is under British operational control.
23 Sep - 14 Nov 1942: Dolfijn (1) is undergoing trials.
15 Nov - 8 Dec 1942: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Bay of Biscay and one boat is attacked.
26 Nov 1942: Dolfijn (1) attacks a German submarine. The torpedoes miss the target.
22 Dec 1942 - 6 Jan 1943: Dolfijn (1) departs from Holy Loch (Scotland) and patrols the Bay of Biscay, after this patrol she will return to Gibraltar.
1943
13 Jan - 23 Jan 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off the southeast coast of Spain. No attacks are made. After this patrol she will return to Algiers.
23 Jan - 7 Nov 1943: Dolfijn (1) is attached to the 8th Flotilla in Algiers and is under British operational control.
1 Feb - 13 Feb 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off Sardinia and Corsica. One boat is attacked.
9 Feb 1943: Dolfijn (1) sinks the Italian submarine Malachite (855t). Position: 38°42'N-08°52'E.
Three ships are heard near Spartivento (Sardinia), but only two patrol boats are spotted. It is therefore concluded that the third one must be a submarine. The Italian submarine of the Perla class suddenly surfaces at 10:48 hrs only 2 miles from Dolfijn (1).
The Italian sub, under command of T.V. Alpino Cinti, changes course at 10:57 and at 10:59 the Dutch submarine fires all four bow tubes with 8.5-second intervals. A torpedo (probably the third) hits about amidships after two minutes. The Italian submarine starts to sink, her aft disappearing first. When she is almost completely gone she suddenly raises herself vertically, with bow and bridge out of the water, only to disappear once more soon after. She sinks in less than a minute.
The patrol boat hurries to the last position of the Italian submarine in order to rescue the survivors. depth-charges are heard, but Dolfijn (1) sneaks away on silent running without being attacked.The commanding officer T.V. Alpino Cinti, 3 officers, 9 petty officers and sailors survive. The rest of the crew is lost. T.V. stands for Tenente di Vascello which means Lieutenant.
Many sources report the Malachite (code MH) is a submarine of the Gemma class. This is incorrect, she is a Perla class submarine.
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23 Feb - 11 Mar 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off Sardinia and one boat is attacked.
1 Mar 1943 at 13:10 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks an Italian submarine off Cavoli Island. The torpedo('s) miss their target.
12 Mar 1943: His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands visits the Dolfijn (1) at her new base in Algiers.
23 Mar - 10 Apr 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off Sardinia and Sicily, several ships are attacked.
29 Mar 1943 at 9:12 hrs: Dolfijn (1) fires three torpedoes and sinks the Italian freighter ss Egle. The commander estimated the target as 4500t, but she was only 1143t. Position: 1nm south west of Carbonara, off Cagliari.
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24 Apr - 9 May 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off Sicily. One boat is attacked.
26 Apr 1943 at 3:00 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks an unknown German submarine. Four torpedoes are fired, but all miss their target.
20 May - 10 June 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols off Sicily, one ship is attacked.
25 May 1943: Dolfijn (1) conduct a reconnaissance mission to the Bay of Santa Maria, island of Ustica. In order to attack a large tugboat and the submarine chaser M9 the Dolfijn (1) enters the Bay, unfortunately the submarine runs aground. After surfacing, the M9, shore batteries and Dolfijn (1) start a gun battle in which both boats sustain light damage. During the gun battle two men on board the submarine are wounded. The Dolfijn (1) heads for deeper water and submerges.
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25 May 1943: Dolfijn (1) attacks a German torpedo boat. The attack is unsuccessful.
27 June 1943 - 20 July 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Tyrrhenian Sea, several ships are attacked.
4 July 1943 at 7:08 hrs: Dolfijn (1) fires four torpedoes at the Italian freighter ss Sabia (5788t), the freighter is damaged. Position: 42°05'N-11°47'E, south of Civitavecchia, Italy. The Sabia is towed into the port of Civitavecchia but sinks there after an internal explosion. Dolfijn (1) survives the heavy depth-charge counter-attack of the escorts.
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4 July 1943 at 21:11 hrs: Dolfijn (1) uses her deck to set the Italian armed three-mast schooner (auxiliary patrol/as vessel) V.50 Adalia (165t) on fire. The first deck gun round is fired at a distance of 3000 Mtrs. Because of deck gun trouble only 8 of the 43 fired shells hit the target. A boarding party installs scuttling charges and soon the schooner is sunk. Position is 15 nm West off Civitavecchia.
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10 July 1943: Dolfijn (1) participates in operation 'Husky', the allied invasion of Sicily.
13 July 1943 at 21:34 hrs: Dolfijn (1) uses her deck gun and scuttling charges to sink the Italian armed schooner Stefano Galleano (137t). She is built in 1920 and owned by Francesco Galleano of Savona. The submarine opens fire at a distance of 2000 Mtrs. The deck gun has been repaired (see 4 July 1943) and therefore only one of the 23 fired shells misses its target. At 22:25 hrs the schooner is sunk by scuttling charges. Position: Lido di Roma, off Ostia.
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4 Aug - 19 Aug 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Ligurian Sea. No attacks are made.
3 Sep - 19 Sep 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols East off Corsica, several ships are attacked.
3 Sep 1943: Dolfijn (1) departs from Algiers and has the orders to support the Allied landings off Salerno (Italy). During this so called operation Avalanche she has to patrol the area between Corsica (France) and the Italian coast.
8 Sept 1943: Dolfijn (1) arrives in the area south of Sardinia (Italy).
8 Sep 1943 at 15:25 hrs: The Dolfijn (1) spot a large merchant. But when the submarine wants to attack it turns out that the vessel is an unescorted hospital ship that is sailing slow in a westerly direction.
9 Sep 1943: Dolfijn (1) receives the message from C.I.C. Mediterranean that Italy has surrendered. She also receives orders how to handle when sighting Italian vessels.
10 Sep 1943 at 01:05 hrs: Dolfijn (1) is about 20 miles East of Bastia (North-East Corsica) and spots a submarine ahead of her sailing on a northerly course. Later it will turn out that this is the Italian submarine minelayer Corridoni (1051t). The sighted submarine has no navigation lights and does not act accordingly to the orders the C.I.C. Mediterranean has radioed the day before. While closing in on the submarine it is noticed that she makes no hostile manoeuvres and does not look like a U-Boat. Dolfijn (1) tries unsuccessfully to hail the submarine.
Because of a radio failure the Corridoni is unaware that Italy has surrendered and can also not be hailed by the Dolfijn (1). Having torpedoes and deck gun ready the Dolfijn (1) rams the aft diving planes of the Corridoni. Now the Corridoni is unable to dive and the crew of the Dolfijn (1) can board the Italian submarine and explain the situation to commander Aquini of the Corridoni.
Commander Aquini informs the Dutch commander that the Germans have started to take over the harbour of Maddelena (Sardinia) in the morning and that he has escaped. But he has not enough (lube)oil to reach the port of Bone (North coast of Africa), he also states that because of uncompleted repairs he can not submerge. He suggests to sail to the Italian port of Portoferraio (Elba) in order to load (lube)oil and then proceed to Bone. After contacting the 8th Flotilla commander, the Italian submarine is directed to Portoferraio (Elba) for refuelling.
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11 Sep 1943 between 04:00 and 08:00 hrs: Dolfijn (1) is patrolling about 2 miles East of Bastia (North-East Corsica). The commander can clearly see two ships of 9000 and 4000 tons in the harbour.
Dolfijn (1) intercepts a signal that makes the commander conclude that Bastia is in Italian (at this point Italy was a 'friendly' nation again) hands. It does seem odd that at 08:50 a large LCT (carrying the German flag) enters the harbour with out a problem. After an hour the LCT departs again and sails in the direction of Elba (Italy). Now the Dolfijn(1) commander is convinced that Bastia is in German hands.
11 Sep 1943 at 15:15 hrs: Dolfijn (1) spots two Italian torpedo boats, coming from the North-East. One is of the Climene class and the other is of the Partenope class. The ships do not carry the characteristics (indicating they are on the allied side) as radioed by the C.I.C. Mediterranean on Sep the 9th. Because the ships stop close to the harbour it is clear these vessels are under German control.
In the meantime the largest of the previously spotted merchants in Bastia harbour (largest one by now incorrectly identified as Garribaldi class) has left port and passes over the stern of Dolfijn (1). She carries no black flag indicating 'surrender to the allies'. 5 minutes later the Dolfijn (1) is in attack position. Because the scope has only been raised for very brief periods the merchant's speed is not yet established. Therefore the commander decides, although distance is only 2000 meter, to fire a spread of torpedoes.
11 Sep 1943 at 15:48: Dolfijn (1) fires four torpedoes. One minute later one torpedo hits the freighter's stern. The two guns and part of the stern are blown away, and probably the rudder and screws as well. After the war it is established that the merchant was the Italian freighter ms Humanitas of 7980 tons. And not, as thought by the commander, a Garribaldi class.
Reconstruction shows that the hit was probably the third torpedo. Just before the impact Dolfijn (1)'s commander saw one torpedo breach the surface several times and pass the target on the left. The second torpedo should have hit under the bridge but probably ran at an incorrect depth, resulting in a 'failure' to the left.
It is not yet certain that the merchant will sink, but the Dolfijn (1) has no time to stick around for a second attack because the two torpedo boats are already investigating the area. They obviously can not locate the Dolfijn (1), still at periscope depth, because no depth charges are launched. By now the second merchant has left the harbour as well but she is too far away from the Dolfijn (1).
11 Sep 1943 at 17:15 hrs: By now the Dolfijn (1) is far enough from the torpedo boats to start reloading the torpedo tubes.
The Humanitas is not moving but is still afloat. The Dolfijn (1) tries to get in attack position again but does not succeed because of the patrolling torpedo boats. While the Dolfijn (1) sails away the commander observes one of the torpedo boats trying to tow the Humanitas, her aft already very deep in the water, away. While leaving the area they hear several large explosions.
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12 Sep 1943: Dolfijn (1) returns to the area, where she attacked the Humanitas the previous day, in order to finish her off. They see lots of wood and oil at the location and assume the Humanitas has sunk.
Some sources report that after being beached the merchant becomes a total loss, but others report that a corvette gunned her down. Please contact the webmaster at webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com if you have more info on Humanitas' fate or an image of the ship.
In June 2005 Andrzej S. Bartelski reports: In the "Kriegstagebuch Seetransportstelle Bastia" (German War Diary Bastia) it is written: 11 Sep 1943: Steamers Humanitas and Sassari left Bastia harbour at 12:00 escorted by 2 Italian corvettes. Then 4 Nm from the harbour Humanitas was torpedoed and the machines are damaged. Six hours later a German bomber attacks Humanitas , scoring one hit. At 22:00 Humanitas is towed West by both Italian corvettes and then destroyed.
In July 2005 Andrzej S. Bartelski reports: In "La marina Italiana nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale", Volume XV: 'La Marina dall '8 Settembre 1943 alla fine del conflitto' I found the names of those two Italian corvettes: Gabbiano and Pellicano.
12 Sep 1943 at 11:00 hrs: Dolfijn (1) arrives off Bastia. They spot the two corvettes but not the Humanitas, which is another indication to the commander that the Humanitas has sunk.
12 Sep 1943 at 13:00 hrs: Following radio orders the Dolfijn (1) leaves the area off Bastia in order to patrol the Ligurian Sea between Genoa (Italy) and La Spezia (Italy)
13 Sep 1943 in the morning: Close to the coast of Levante (Italy) the Dolfijn (1) spots two +/-250t coasters. The crew is quite happy that these are not Italian vessels but real targets (German vessels).
13 Sep 1943 at 10:40 hrs: Dolfijn (1) uses her deck gun to the sink two armed German coastal tankers or barges (both +/- 250t). Position 44°09'N-09°37'E, off Sestri Levante.
Dolfijn (1) continues her coastal patrol on a N-W course.
13 Sep 1943 between 16:00 and 20:00 hrs: While being submerged the crew hears shells exploding close by. It is established that a gun, located at Portofine Point (Italy), is firing these shells. The Dolfijn (1) is probably sighted because the commander is checking Rapallo bay with the scope raised very high, the scope must have been clearly visible in front of the setting sun.
14 Sep 1943 during the night: Dolfijn (1) heads towards Genoa (Italy).
14 Sep 1943 just after 00:00 hrs: Captain S-8 radios that Leghorn, La Spezia and Genoa are all under German control.
Dolfijn (1) patrols around the 100 fathom line off Genoa the whole day. No ships are spotted.
14 Sep 1943 at 21:30 hrs: Dolfijn (1) receives the radio message that she must return to base some time the next day. During the few hours that are left the commander checks out the Cape Mele coast from up close.
15 Sep 1943 between 08:00 and 12:00 hrs: Still patrolling off Cape Mele the Dolfijn (1) spots a large anchored merchant. Because the ship is very close to the coast the commander first thinks the ship is a wreck. Later he realises that this is probably the vessel that was torpedoed by HMS Tribune on Jan 10 1943. The vessel probably managed to beach herself just in time. Apparently the enemy managed to get her free and is now doing repairs. The commander identifies the target incorrectly as the 7200t Asmara. In fact it is the French Dalny. The Dalny is already wrecked ashore after an attack by the French submarine Arethuse, the British submarine Tribune and several aircraft.
15 Sep 1943 at 12:00 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks the French merchant ms Dalny (6672t). Both torpedoes miss their target. The first runs too far to the left and explodes on the coast with an exceptional soft bang. The second one, heading perfectly in the direction of the funnel, fails to explode at all.
15 Sep 1943 at 12:25 hrs: The Dolfijn (1) launches another torpedo. Like the second torpedo this one heads in the direction of the funnel but fails to explode as well, it does create a small water column.
Only later (noticing all the buoys) the commander realizes that the target is protected by anti torpedo nets. It is still unclear why the torpedoes failed to exploded, especially since some (perhaps all three) of them had 'duplex' (double) pistols. It is assumed that their tails have been caught in the anti torpedo nets.
After reporting to Captain S-8 (in order to prevent other submarines wasting torpedoes on this target) the Dolfijn (1) leaves the area.
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19 Sep 1943: Dolfijn (1) arrives in Algiers.
5 Oct - 23 Oct 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Ligurian Sea. Two ships are attacked.
14 Oct 1943 at 9:00 hrs: Using her deck gun the Dolfijn (1) attacks two small vessels (both 250t). Because of hostile fire from two shore batteries Dolfijn (1) has to break off the attack, both enemy ships sustained light damage. One officer of the Dolfijn (1) is wounded. Position: 6nm off Cape Tropez.
3 Nov - 23 Nov 1943: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Gulf of Genoa. After this patrol the Dolfijn (1) will return to Malta.
7 Nov - 15 Dec 1943: Dolfijn (1) is attached to the 10th Flotilla in Malta and is under British operational control.
24 Nov - 4 Dec 1943: Dolfijn (1) is docked in Malta.
11 Dec - 16 Dec 1943: Dolfijn (1) departs Malta for Beirut (Lebanon).
16 Dec 1943 - 14 Mar 1944: Dolfijn (1) is attached to the 1st Flotilla in Beirut and is under British operational control.
24 Dec - 4 or 9 Jan 1944: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Aegean Sea. No attacks are made.
After engine trouble the Dolfijn (1) has to return home using only one diesel engine.
1944
22 Jan - 10 Feb 1944: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Aegean Sea. Two ships are attacked.
26 Jan 1944 at 3:57 hrs: Dolfijn (1) wants to attack the German troop transport Leopardi (4800t), but after being discovered by the escorting torpedo boat TA 14 she has to break off the attack. Position : Off Amorgos.
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31 Jan 1944 at 8:18 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks an German merchant, possibly the ss Oria. Three torpedoes are fired, but they miss the target and explode at the end of their runs. Position: West of Stampalia.
4 Feb 1944 at 7:00 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks an Italian sailing Q-ship. Because the Dolfijn (1) is out gunned, the Q-ship has two 8.8 cm guns and several heavy machine guns, she has to break off the attack.
In Sept 2005 Andrzej S. Bartelski writes: "...... 4.II.1944 19:25 [or 18:24 German time] UJ 2141 but was forced to brake off action due to accurate return fire (UJ 2141 was armed with two 8.8 cm and 3.7 cm guns)
Info is based on Christos E. Dunis 'Ta Navagia Stis Ellinikes Thalasses
1900-1950' [Lost ships at Greek Seas], Publications FINATEC A.E, Athens 2000
But also my own correspondence with P. Alexiades....."We are still looking for a photo of UJ 2141. Do you have one ? Then please contact us at webmaster@dutchsubmarines.com.
24 Feb - 15 Mar 1944: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Aegean Sea. After this patrol Dolfijn (1) will return to Malta.
7 Mar 1944: Dolfijn (1) uses her deck gun to sink an unknown sailing vessel. Position: Off Milos. This attack is not reported by Dutch sources.
14 Mar 1944: Dolfijn (1) attacks two German auxiliary minesweepers. She fires three torpedoes, but all miss their target. Position: Kaso Strait. This attack is not reported by Dutch sources.
14 Mar - 5 May 1944: Dolfijn (1) is attached to the 10th Flotilla in Malta and is under British operational control.
3 Apr - 21 Apr 1944: Dolfijn (1) patrols the Aegean Sea, several ships are attacked.
14 Apr 1944 at 10:32 hrs: Dolfijn (1) attacks a German auxiliary patrol/as vessel. The torpedo('s) miss their target. Position: 17nm north of Monemvassia.
17 Apr 1944 at 5:30 hrs: Using her deck gun the Dolfijn (1) sinks the Greek (in German service) caique Hydra (129t). Position: South west of Milos.
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17 Apr 1944 at 15:20 hrs: Using her deck gun the Dolfijn (1) sinks the Greek (in German service) caique Agios G. (75t). According to some sources the vessel is the Theonie and not Agios G. Position: South west of Milos.
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The liberated crews of the caiques are taken on board and transferred to Malta
In Sept 2005 Andrzej S. Bartelski writes: "...... 17.IV.1944 5:22 Greek caique Agios Georgios Hydra 129. Hydra means the homeport, 129 means that it is 129 vessel registered in Hydra.Agios
Georgios is the actual name, 38 GRT. There were 4 survivors, all were picked
up17.IV.1944 15:34 Greek caique Theoni Piraeus 1997, 6 GRT. Crew was picked
up by the DolfijnInfo is based on Christos E. Dunis 'Ta Navagia Stis Ellinikes Thalasses
1900-1950' [Lost ships at Greek Seas], Publications FINATEC A.E, Athens 2000
But also my own correspondence with P. Alexiades....."5 May - 10 May 1944: Dolfijn (1) escorts a convoy from Malta to Gibraltar.
8 May 1944: Using her deck gun the Dolfijn (1) sinks two unknown sailing vessels. Position: 30nm west north west of Lettino, Crete. These attacks are not reported by Dutch sources.
20 May - 31 May 1944: Dolfijn (1) is on convoy duty between Gibraltar and Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde). No attacks are made.
1 June - 7 June 1944: Dolfijn (1) is on convoy duty between Holy Loch and Dundee. No attacks are made.
7 June 1944: Dolfijn (1) arrives in Dundee (Scotland).
June - Sep 1944: Dolfijn (1) is under repair in Dundee.
25 July - 21 Aug 1944: Dolfijn (1) is temporarily under command of Ltz. I .
Aug 1944 - May 1945: Dolfijn (1) is based at Dundee and is under British operational control.
21 Aug 1944 - 14 (17 is incorrect) Sep 1945: Dolfijn (1) is under command of Ltz. I .
24 Oct 1944: Her Royal highness Princess Juliana visits the Dolfijn (1) in Dundee.
Nov 1944: Dolfijn (1) works as a 'Snort' target for the 18th Aircraft Group.
1945
The new call sign of Dolfijn (1) is 'O 1'.
6 Jan - 11 Jan 1945: Dolfijn (1) patrols the North Sea. No attacks are made.
5 Feb - 16 Feb 1945: Dolfijn (1) patrols the North Sea. No attacks are made.
Defective sealing in her battery is discovered on her return. A 'considerable amount of acid' leaked into both battery tanks and the battery has to be removed. The cause of the leak is 'ineffective sealing of the permali tops with a certain amount of warping of the tops in a few cases'. The tops are renewed with a new pattern that has a rubber covering on the inside and the battery is replaced in the boat.
17 Mar - 31 Mar 1945: Dolfijn (1) patrols the North Sea. No attacks are made.
8 May 1945: Germany surrenders.
10 Aug - 5 Sep 1945: Dolfijn (1) is moored at the Rotterdam submarine base in the Netherlands.
15 Aug 1945: Japan surrenders.
8 Sep 1945: Dolfijn (1) arrives in Dundee (Scotland).
14 Sep 1945: In Dundee Dolfijn (1) retires from active duty.
Dec 1945: Dolfijn (1) returns to Rotterdam (the Netherlands).
1946
28 May - 23 Sep 1946: Dolfijn (1) is under command of Ltz. II .
Dolfijn (1) is stricken and is used for technical training only.
Dec 1946: Dolfijn (1) arrives in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and is decommissioned.
1947-1952
1947 - 1952: Dolfijn (1) is used as an instruction vessel for the TOKM (Torpedo school) in Amsterdam.
1952
May 1952: Dolfijn (1) is sold for brake up to Krimpen a/d IJssel.
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