set by Lt.Cdr. Wanklyn and the officers and men under him that they and their ship became an inspiration not only to their own flotilla, but to the Fleet of which it was a part and to Malta, where for so long HMS Upholder was based. The ship and her company are gone, but the example and inspiration remain." In all, Upholder was credited with having sunk 97,000 tons of enemy shipping, in addition to three U-boats and one destroyer. Quoted by Admiral of the Fleet, The Lord Fieldhouse GCB, GBE probably during the Falklands War: "I can do no better than repeat the unique message following the sinking of HMS Upholder on April 14th 1942 : 'The ship and her company are gone but the example and inspiration remain'" Notes References 1940 ships Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness British U-class submarines Lost submarines of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in April 1942 Ships lost with all hands World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea World War II submarines of the United Kingdom Submarines sunk by Italian warships