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HMS Trenchant (P331)
HMS ''Trenchant'' (P331) was a British T class submarine of the Second World War built at Chatham Dockyard. On completion she was given over to the crew of HMS Thrasher (N37), HMS ''Thrasher'' whose submarine was due for a refit. Service ''Trenchant'' under her captain Commander Arthur Hezlet, Distinguished Service Order, DSO, Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC acted in the Far East mostly off South East Asia against Japanese shipping sinking a range of vessels both transports and warships, using her torpedoes, gun and also by ramming. She often operated in company with her sister, HMS Terrapin (P323), HMS ''Terrapin''. On 23 September 1944 she sank the German submarine ''U-859'' in the Straits of Malacca, by torpedoes. 11 of the crew were taken aboard as prisoners of war. On 27 October 1944, Chariot manned torpedo, "Chariots" carried into action by ''Trenchant'' sank a Japanese Army cargo ship, the ''Sumatra Maru'' in Phuket Province, Phuket harbour, Thailand ...
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Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, two-thirds of the dockyard lay in Gillingham, one-third in Chatham). It came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional defences. Over 414 years Chatham Royal Dockyard provided more than 500 ships for the Royal Navy, and was at the forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology. At its height, it employed over 10,000 skilled artisans and covered . Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as the Chatham Historic Dockyard visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Overview Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was commissioned by the Navy Board to paint a pa ...
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