HMS P311 was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy, the only boat of her class never to be given a name. She was to have received the name Tutankhamen but was lost before this was formally done.

May 25, 2016 · It’s presumed that T-class submarine hit a mine and sunk, though authorities have never known for sure—they last heard from P311 on December 31, 1942, and it was formally declared overdue on...

HMS P 311 (Cdr. Richard Douglas Cayley, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) was lost while engaged in Operation Principle, the Chariot attack on Italian cruisers at La Maddalena. HMS P 311 departed from Malta on 28 December 1942.

Sep 2, 2016 · The wreck of a British WWII submarine, the HMS P311, which had been missing with all hands since January 1943, was found submerged, just off the coast of Sardinia. The submarine seemed to have sustained little damage other than a large hole caused, it is assumed, when she hit a mine.

Britain’s Royal Navy says it is currently looking into claims by Massimo Domenico Bondone that he located the long-lost wreck of the HMS P311 submarine, which sunk off Sardinia in January 1943. Diver Massimo Domenico Bondone found the P311 at a depth of 80 meters off the isle of Tavolara, with logistics assistance by Orso Diving Club.

May 25, 2016 · HMS P311 went missing in January 1943 along with 71 crew members. The discovery has confirmed that every one of them perished after Mr Bondone found them still inside the submarine on the...

May 26, 2016 · Massimo Bondone says the bodies of the 71 crew, who also vanished with the HMS P311, are still inside it. Bondone told the La Nuova Sardegna daily he found the P311 at a depth of 80 meters (262...

May 25, 2016 · Pictures have now emerged of what is believed to be the missing submarine. A Royal Navy spokesperson said they are examining records to determine whether or not this is a Royal Navy submarine.

HMS P311, only unnamed T-class boat, was due to have been named Tutenkhamen. Fitted to carry human torpedoes (Chariots). Lost while engaged in Operation Principal, a chariot attack on Italian cruisers at La Maddalena.

Now, 73 years after her disappearance en-route to Sardinia, the vessel and her entombed 71 man crew have apparently been found gently resting on the seabed, off the Italian island of Tavolara.