For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trident.
HMS Trident was a British T class submarine built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was laid down on 12 January 1937 and was commissioned on 1 October 1939. HMS Trident was part of the first group of T class submarines.
Trident operated in most of the naval theatres of the Second World War, in home waters in the North Sea and off the Scandinavian coast, in the Mediterranean and in the Pacific far east.
Home watersedit
Lt P E Newstead RN, Commanding Officer of HMS Trident, Holy Loch, 6 February 1943 (IWM A14398)
In May 1940, Trident in Kors fjord Norway, destroyed a German supply ship with a torpedo, having forced it aground in an initial gun action.[1] She spent the period from 1941 to mid 1943 in the North Sea, where she sank the German merchants Edmund Hugo Stinnes 4, Ostpreußen, Donau II, Hödur and Bahia Laura, the German tanker Stedingen and the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1213 / Rau IV. She also attacked and damaged the German merchants Cläre Hugo Stinnes and Levante, and unsuccessfully attacked the German merchants Palime, Wandsbek, Pelikan and Altkirch, the German oiler Dithmarschen, the German hospital ship Birka, the German minesweeper depot ship MRS 3 / Bali and the German submarine U-31. Whilst returning to base at Polyarnoe, Russia, Trident was fired upon but missed by the German submarine U-566.
Perhaps her most important targets were the German cruiser Prinz Eugen and Admiral Scheer, which she sighted off Norway on 23 February 1942. Trident fired seven torpedoes against them, one of which hit Prinz Eugen in the stern and jammed her rudder and damaged her engines, but the Admiral Scheer escaped unscathed.
During much of this time the submarine had a young reindeer doe on board.[2] It had been presented as an unexpected gift by the Russians in August 1941 as part of the diplomatic ceremonies to honour the alliance between Russia and Britain.[2] The Reindeer was named Pollyanna after the base and apparently adapted so well to life on board (being fed table scraps and condensed milk) to the point that she ate a few navigations maps.[2] When the submarine returned to the UK Pollyanna had grown to the extent that the services of the local slaughterman had to be used to truss her securely so she could be safely removed from the boat.[2] Pollyanna then proceeded to live out the rest of her days in the local zoo, bobbing her head three times whenever she heard a whistle, as was her military training.[2]
Mediterraneanedit
In 1943, Trident was assigned to operate in the Mediterranean. She sank five sailing vessels and damaged the Italian merchant Vesta and the German patrol vessel GA 41 / Tassia Christa, and attacked the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2202. She was unlucky on numerous occasions, however, her torpedoes missing two submarines, the Italian merchant Agnani and the French passenger/cargo ship Cap Corse.
She did not spend long in the Mediterranean before being reassigned to the Pacific far east, arriving there in mid 1943.
Far Eastedit
Crew of Trident in late July 1945, towards the end of the war.
She spent the last part of her wartime career in operations against the Japanese, sinking a Japanese sailing vessel and landing craft and unsuccessfully attacking the Japanese training cruiser Kashii.[3] The landing craft was attacked and sunk by her 4-inch (100 mm) deck gun on 19 June 1945 off the Batu islands, Indonesia.
Post waredit
HMS Trident survived the war, and was sold for scrap on 17 February 1946, and was broken up by Cashmore, of Newport.
Referencesedit
^Chalmers, W.S. (1954). Max Horton and the Western Approaches (Second impression October 1954 ed.). Hodder and Stoughton. p. 84.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Trident HMS Trident was a British T class submarine built by Cammell Laird Birkenhead She was laid down on 12 January 1937 and was commissioned on 1 October 1939 HMS Trident was part of the first group of T class submarines HMS TridentHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Trident BuilderCammell Laird amp Co Limited Birkenhead Laid down12 January 1937 Launched7 December 1938 Commissioned1 October 1939 IdentificationPennant number N52 FateSold to be broken up for scrap 17 February 1946 Badge General characteristics Class and typeBritish T class submarine Displacement1 090 tons surfaced 1 575 tons submerged Length275 ft 84 m Beam26 ft 6 in 8 08 m Draught12 ft 9 in 3 89 m forward 14 ft 7 in 4 45 m aft PropulsionTwo shafts Twin diesel engines 2 500 hp 1 86 MW each Twin electric motors 1 450 hp 1 08 MW each Speed15 25 knots 28 7 km h surfaced 9 knots 20 km h submerged Range4 500 nautical miles at 11 knots 8 330 km at 20 km h surfaced Test depth300 ft 91 m max Complement59 Armament6 internal forward facing 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 4 external forward facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes 1 x 4 inch 102 mm deck gun Contents 1 Career 1 1 Home waters 1 2 Mediterranean 1 3 Far East 2 Post war 3 References 4 Publications 5 External linksCareer editTrident operated in most of the naval theatres of the Second World War in home waters in the North Sea and off the Scandinavian coast in the Mediterranean and in the Pacific far east Home waters edit nbsp Lt P E Newstead RN Commanding Officer of HMS Trident Holy Loch 6 February 1943 IWM A14398 In May 1940 Trident in Kors fjord Norway destroyed a German supply ship with a torpedo having forced it aground in an initial gun action 1 She spent the period from 1941 to mid 1943 in the North Sea where she sank the German merchants Edmund Hugo Stinnes 4 Ostpreussen Donau II Hodur and Bahia Laura the German tanker Stedingen and the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 1213 Rau IV She also attacked and damaged the German merchants Clare Hugo Stinnes and Levante and unsuccessfully attacked the German merchants Palime Wandsbek Pelikan and Altkirch the German oiler Dithmarschen the German hospital ship Birka the German minesweeper depot ship MRS 3 Bali and the German submarine U 31 Whilst returning to base at Polyarnoe Russia Trident was fired upon but missed by the German submarine U 566 Perhaps her most important targets were the German cruiser Prinz Eugen and Admiral Scheer which she sighted off Norway on 23 February 1942 Trident fired seven torpedoes against them one of which hit Prinz Eugen in the stern and jammed her rudder and damaged her engines but the Admiral Scheer escaped unscathed During much of this time the submarine had a young reindeer doe on board 2 It had been presented as an unexpected gift by the Russians in August 1941 as part of the diplomatic ceremonies to honour the alliance between Russia and Britain 2 The Reindeer was named Pollyanna after the base and apparently adapted so well to life on board being fed table scraps and condensed milk to the point that she ate a few navigations maps 2 When the submarine returned to the UK Pollyanna had grown to the extent that the services of the local slaughterman had to be used to truss her securely so she could be safely removed from the boat 2 Pollyanna then proceeded to live out the rest of her days in the local zoo bobbing her head three times whenever she heard a whistle as was her military training 2 Mediterranean edit In 1943 Trident was assigned to operate in the Mediterranean She sank five sailing vessels and damaged the Italian merchant Vesta and the German patrol vessel GA 41 Tassia Christa and attacked the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2202 She was unlucky on numerous occasions however her torpedoes missing two submarines the Italian merchant Agnani and the French passenger cargo ship Cap Corse She did not spend long in the Mediterranean before being reassigned to the Pacific far east arriving there in mid 1943 Far East edit nbsp Crew of Trident in late July 1945 towards the end of the war She spent the last part of her wartime career in operations against the Japanese sinking a Japanese sailing vessel and landing craft and unsuccessfully attacking the Japanese training cruiser Kashii 3 The landing craft was attacked and sunk by her 4 inch 100 mm deck gun on 19 June 1945 off the Batu islands Indonesia Post war editHMS Trident survived the war and was sold for scrap on 17 February 1946 and was broken up by Cashmore of Newport References edit Chalmers W S 1954 Max Horton and the Western Approaches Second impression October 1954 ed Hodder and Stoughton p 84 a b c d e Preston Antony 2001 The Royal Navy Submarine Service A Centennial History Conway Maritime Press p 125 ISBN 0 85177 891 7 HMS Trident Uboat netPublications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Hutchinson Robert 2001 Jane s Submarines War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day London HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 710558 8 OCLC 53783010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Trident N52 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Trident N52 amp oldid 1210372581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
