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because they would provide a visible indication to observers on the surface, and in the air, of the location of the submarine which had fired them. Hezlet was so preoccupied with these two tasks that he did not himself hear the torpedoes hit but was assured by the general jubilation in the control room that they had. An attack on
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had been established, consisting of older submarines. Hezlet later recalled having carried out about fifteen simulated attacks in elderly submarines in the Clyde on various kinds of mainly unsuitable target, following which it was declared he had passed. He found the training to be inadequate
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was also to attack any enemy forces encountered. During the patrol she sank a
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was given a special "homing device" to allow any B-29 in trouble to find her. In the event, no aircraft called for her assistance, though she was ordered to search for a downed aircraft but this proved fruitless.
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aircraft as well a submarine attacks. Of the 35 ships which left
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1936:"HMS Upholder (N 99) of the Royal Navy – British Submarine of the U class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net"
2034:"HMS Seawolf (N 47) of the Royal Navy – British Submarine of the S class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net"
1879:"HMS Trident (N 52) of the Royal Navy – British Submarine of the T class – Allied Warships of WWII – uboat.net"
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the only submarine to survive the mission. Hezlet turned
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Farquharson-Roberts, Mike; A.G. Roberts, John (2015).
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HMS Trenchant at War: from Chatham to the Banka Strait
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Hezlet, Arthur R (2001). "IV: Our First War Patrol".
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pick up nine survivors from the American merchantman
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005 – 2008
1571:History of British and Allied Submarine Operations
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1352:In 1956, Hezlet was appointed as Director of the
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2180:. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 111.
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800:Operations in Home Waters and Convoy Escort Duty
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553:in 1940 were in the Bay of Biscay, off Lorient.
2256:HMS Trenchant: From Chatham to the Banka Strait
2204:. London: HMSO. 12 November 1943. p. 4985.
2178:Royal Naval Officers from War to War, 1918–1939
1718:HMS Trenchant: From Chatham to the Banka Strait
847:In late March 1942 Hezlet was given command of
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2467:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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2059:"Arnold Hague convoy database – PQ convoys"
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1924:Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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1716:Hezlet, Arthur (2001). "Ch. I: Chatham".
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1540:The Submarine and Sea Power
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1450:University of Ulster
1434:Royal British Legion
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1141:On 27 October 1944,
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332:University of Ulster
314:Royal British Legion
263:Occupation of Norway
2285:The Belfast Gazette
1354:Naval Staff College
1198:Japanese destroyer
1084:Operation Boomerang
683:Italian troop ship
392:Hezlet was born in
2377:Sir Royston Wright
2367:Sir Hugh Mackenzie
2202:The London Gazette
2163:The London Gazette
2099:The Midget Raiders
2084:The London Gazette
1986:The London Gazette
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1559:B Specials
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1456:for 1968.
1420:Later life
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512:March 2017
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433:Resolution
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388:Early life
380:, and the
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175:Royal Navy
147:Allegiance
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58:March 2017
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1200:Kamikaze
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