HMS HerringKevin MacLean Oceanwood, wire, surplus obsolete hardware, found objects, watch parts, metal scraps 6. 5" X 14. 5" X 2" HMS Herring Active during the later part of WWII these GATO class submersibles derive their names from aquatic creatures, namely the Herring given the unmistakeable giant porthole on bow its easy to see why . Even the naming of the class of sub was influenced by catsharks. Sadly she was sunk by Japanese fire during a routine patrol of