| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | Maidstone |
| Fate: | Sold 1929 |
Pennant Numbers
HMS Maidstone was completed to navy order as a depot ship.
Maidstone commissioned at Portsmouth and served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war
Distribution of RN Submarines WW1
The British Fleet at the moment when war was declared possessed 72 submarine torpedo-boats built and 22 building. Some of these were, however, stationed at the oversea naval bases.
Roll of Honour |
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| Veal, Isaac |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
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| Smith, James |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| James Smith was the son of James & Elizabeth Smith. In January 1945 he was an Able Seaman serving in the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Maidstone at Perth, Western Australia. He is reported to have died after accidentally dislocating and fracturing his 2nd cervical vertebrae in a diving accident at the Crawley Swimming Baths in Perth, Western Australia. |
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Scorcher (P 258) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: Scrapped Charlestown 14th September 1962. |
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World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
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Scorcher (P 258) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: Scrapped Charlestown 14th September 1962. |
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World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
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Comments
Comment by: Noel Baker on October 19th, 2018
My grandfather Thomas George Baker was a ships writer on HMS Maidstone from 15 Oct 1912 to 29 Oct 1913.
He was married on June 3 1913 in Campden Hill, London; and subsequently invalided out on December 13 1913.
Any information about him would be very appreciated
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