Richard Thorpe
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Son of Harry Thorpe and of Bertha Thorpe of Basford Nottingham; husband of L Thorpe
MALTA (CAPUCCINI) NAVAL CEMETERY Prot Sec (Mens) Plot F Coll grave 102
HMS Olympus
HMS Olympus was an Odin-class submarine, a class originally designed for the Royal Australian Navy to cope with long distance patrolling in Pacific waters. Olympus was built to the same design for the Royal Navy. From 1931 to 1939 Olympus was part of the 4th Flotilla on the China Station. From 1939 to 1940 she was with the 8th Flotilla, Colombo, Ceylon. In 1940 she was redeployed to the Mediterranean. She was damaged on 7 July 1940 when bombed by Italian aircraft while in dock at Malta. Repairs and refit were completed on 29 November 1940.
On 8 May 1942 Olympus struck a mine and sank off Malta in approximate position 35°55'N, 14°35'E. She had just left Malta on passage to Gibraltar with personnel including many of the crews of the submarines Pandora, P36 and P39 which had been sunk in air raids. Survivors had to swim 7 miles (11 km) back to Malta. 89 crew and passengers were lost including her last commanding officer Lt. Commander Herbert George Dymott and Writer Richard Thorpe from Basford, Nottingham. (Wikipedia)
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