*British, WW2, HMS Tally-Ho - Original Photograph and Silver Plated Model of Triton Class Submarine (2)*
Approximate Dimensions:
Model: 24.3cm long x 2cm wide x 2.5cm tall
Photograph: 12.8cm x 17.8cm
An unnamed silver-plated WW2 model of a Triton Class Submarine. Accompanied by an original photograph of HMS Tally-Ho, a British T-class submarine. This photograph originally formed part of the Lou Britton British Submarine Collection, which was acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in 2007. HMS Tally-Ho was a third-group T-class submarine, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on 23 December 1942. Named after the hunting call, it was the only Royal Navy vessel to bear this name.
World War II Service
Under Captain Leslie Bennington, Tally-Ho operated in the Far East, sinking numerous Japanese vessels, including the light cruiser Kuma and the German-commanded U-boat UIT-23. On 24 February 1944, she survived a close encounter with a Hayabusa-class torpedo boat, sustaining significant damage but managing to return to Trincomalee for repairs. On 6 October 1944, Tally-Ho sank the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha-2, and later transported a Free Thai team to Thailand in November.
Postwar Service
Tally-Ho continued service post-war, joining various flotillas, including stints in Australia, Scotland, and Canada for anti-submarine training. In 1954, she completed a submerged voyage from Bermuda to the UK using her snorkel system. The submarine was decommissioned and scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales, on 10 February 1967.
The T-class submarines, designed in the 1930s, were the Royal Navy’s standard ocean patrol submarines. Of 53 built, they were active in the North Sea, Mediterranean, and Far East, despite limited opportunities to disrupt German shipping early in the war due to heavily mined waters and scarce targets.
*Condition*
Good used condition. Minor marks to the photograph and model commensurate with age and service. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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