Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | A |
Pennant | P 419 |
Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
Ordered | 7 Apr 1943 |
Laid down | 7 Jun 1944 |
Launched | 29 Mar 1945 |
Commissioned | 12 Jan 1946 |
End service | |
History | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 14 November 1974. Scrapped at Newport in February 1975. |
Commands listed for HMS Auriga (P 419)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Arthur John Wright Pitt, DSO, RN | 15 Apr 1945 | 26 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Auriga include:
11 Feb 1970
Auriga suffered a battery explosion while engaged in NATO exercises in the Gibraltar area. 10 men were injured but the boat was able to reach port.