HMS Osiris (N67)

HMS Osiris (N67) was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs of Barrow-in-Furness on 12 May 1927, launched on 19 May 1928 and commissioned on 25 Jan 1929.

She was first commissioned for service with the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.

Wartime history
In September 1939, she was nominated for service on the East Indies Station and deployed with 8th Flotilla at Colombo for flotilla duties. During January 1940 she was nominated for transfer to the Mediterranean Fleet and was deloyed with the 1st Submarine Flotilla based at Alexandria.

On 16 August 1940, HMS Osiris under command of Lt.Cdr. J.R.G. Harvey, RN sank the Italian merchant Morea (1968 tons) approximately 50 nautical miles west of Durazzo, Albania, with gunfire in a surface engagement, after the Morea twice evaded torpedoes fired at the ship.

During an attack carried out on a convoy in the Otranto Strait on 22 September 1940 the HMS Osiris torpedoed and sank one of the convoy escorts, the Italian torpedo boat Palestro (875 tons), approximately 40 nautical miles west of Durazzo, Albania (position 41°19'N, 18°34'E).

On 14 July 1941, under command of Lt.Cdr. T.T. Euman, RN, the HMS Osiris damaged the Italian merchant ship Capo d'Orso (3149 tons) with gunfire in a surface engagement near Argostolion, Kefalonia Island, Greece.

In another surface engagement on the 27th of June 1943, the HMS Osiris under command of Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR, sank the Italian sailing vessel Vittorina (11 tons) north of Crete (position 36°12'N, 26°45'E) with gunfire.

During the Allied invasion of Sicily from July to August 1943, she was deployed for interception patrol to prevent Italian warships interfering with Operation HUSKY.

From August 1943 to March 1945 she served with the Eastern Fleet, nominated for training of anti-submarine escorts.

She was decommissioned on 7 March 1945.

HMS Osiris was sold to be broken up for scrap in September 1945. She was scrapped at Durban, South Africa.