| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 258 |
| Mod | Fourth Group |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Laid down | 14 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 18 Dec 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 Mar 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Launched by Thomas Beacham a Foreman Driller employed by Cammel Laird. Damaged in a collision on 4 February 1956. Suffers a fire during exercises on 22 November 1956. Scrapped at Charlestown 14 September 1962. |
Commands listed for HMS Scorcher (P 258)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Kenneth Steele Renshaw, DSC, RNR | 13 Feb 1945 | 10 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Scorcher include:
The history of HMS Scorcher as compiled on this page is extracted from the logbooks of this submarine.
This page was last updated in September 2013.
14 Mar 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed her builers yard at Liverpool for Holy Loch. (1)
15 Mar 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Holy Loch to begin a period of trials and training. (1)
28 Mar 1945
HMS Trespasser (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN), HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN) all conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR). (2)
30 Mar 1945
HMS Trespasser (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN), HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN) all conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Hastings (A/Cdr. E.A. Stocker, DSC, RN), HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer DSC, RN) and HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR). (2)
6 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Rothesay for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HMS Shikari (Lt. E.A. Tyrer, DSC, RN). (3)
7 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Scapa Flow where she was to participate in A/S exercises. (3)
9 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). (3)
10 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with ORP Garland (Lt. K. Hess). (3)
11 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Kirkwood, DSC and Bar, RN). (3)
12 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with ORP Garland (Lt. K. Hess). (3)
14 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Savage and HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Franks, DSO, DSC, OBE, RN). (3)
16 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Savage (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Malins, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Zambesi (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Palmer, RN). (3)
18 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Carysfort (Lt.Cdr. L. St.G. Rich, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. R.D. Franks, DSO, DSC, OBE, RN). (3)
18 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Bermuda (Capt. J.S. Bethell, CBE, RN) and ORP Garland (Lt. K. Hess). (3)
22 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Scapa Flow for Holy Loch. She made the passage together with HMS Tapir (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxbourgh, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Totem (A/Lt.Cdr. M.B. St. John, RN). They were escorted by HMS Hastings (A/Cdr. E.A. Stocker, DSC, RN). (3)
24 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Holy Loch. (3)
25 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) was docked at Holy Loch. (3)
26 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) was undocked. (3)
9 May 1945
HMS Universal (Lt. A.J.D'A. Burdett, RN), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN), HMS Virulent (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN), HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) and HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) shifted from Loch Alsh to Tobermory. They were escorted by HMS Biggal (Lt. J.B. Powell, RNR). (4)
27 Jun 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Holy Loch for Gibraltar. (5)
1 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Gibraltar. (5)
3 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Gibraltar for Malta. (5)
7 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Malta. (5)
13 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Malta for Port Said. (5)
18 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Port Said. (5)
24 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Port Said for Aden. (5)
29 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Aden. (5)
30 Jul 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Aden for Trincomalee. (5)
8 Aug 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Trincomalee. (5)
28 Aug 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Trincomalee to perform a weather reporting patrol the the North-West of Sumatra. (6)
31 Aug 1945
At 1200FG/31, in position 05°45'N, 93°05'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) which was to take over the weather reporting duties from HMS Trident which at 1240FG/31 left patrol to return to Trincomalee. (7)
18 Sep 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived back at Trincomalee. (6)
4 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Trincomalee to return to the U.K. The first leg of the trip was to Aden. (5)
14 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Aden. (5)
15 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Aden for Port Said. (5)
20 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Port Said. (5)
25 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Port Said for Malta. (5)
30 Oct 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Malta. (5)
1 Nov 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Malta for Gibraltar. (5)
5 Nov 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Gibraltar. (5)
6 Nov 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) departed Gibraltar for Rothesay. (5)
11 Nov 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) arrived at Rothesay. (5)
Sources
- ADM 173/19571
- ADM 173/20345
- ADM 173/19572
- ADM 173/20128
- ADM 199/2569
- ADM 199/1870
- ADM 199/1864
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.