| Built By: | Swan Hunter (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | E3 |
| Fate: | On 2th March 1917 Submarine E49 left the Shetlands for patrol. As the Submarine was clearing the Balta Sound she hit a mine which had been laid by the German U-Boat UC-76 on 10th March 1917. E49 sank with all the crew and is lying in 16 fathoms (96 feet) of water off Huney Island. |
| 1916: | Lieutenant | B A Beal |
Roll of Honour |
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| Arm, Henry Victor |
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| Boy Telegraphist | ||||||
| 16 Years and 10 months old | ||||||
| Beal, Basil Arthur |
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| Commanding Officer | ||||||
| Belsey, Leonard |
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| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Brashier, John Jubilee |
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| Breeley, Alfred |
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| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | ||||||
| Cartland, Francis |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| RN DoB 03/08/1891 | ||||||
| Copeland, Alfred |
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| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | ||||||
| Coy, Thomas |
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| Leading Telegraphist | ||||||
| Earle, Edwin James |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Gillham, Edward |
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| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Grosse, Frank |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| RN DoB 02/04/1892 | ||||||
| Harris, George William |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Harvey, John Stephen (RNR) |
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| Temporary Lieutenant | ||||||
| Hawkes, George |
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| Leading Signalman | ||||||
| Holmes, John |
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| RN DoB 29/07/1883 | ||||||
| Hopkins, Herbert |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| At birth Hopkins, Walter Herbert George Served as Hopkins, Herbert. | ||||||
| Jones, Benjamin George |
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| Kerr, Alexander |
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| Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | ||||||
| Lampon, Henry James |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Morgan, George Albert |
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| Petty Officer | ||||||
| Mortimer, Sydney Pace |
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| Parkinson, Reay |
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| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Pembroke, James Martin |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Randall, Herbert Henry |
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| Simpson, Harry Jarlick |
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| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | ||||||
| Actual name Simpson, Harry Garlick, Navy records show Simpson, Harry Jarlick. | ||||||
| Skelton, John |
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| Spells, Charles Edward |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Stevens, John Henry |
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| At birth Stevens, John Served as Stevens, John Henry. | ||||||
| Sullivan, Jeremiah |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| Tilley, Robert James |
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| Able Seaman | ||||||
| Wakefield, Reginald James |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| RN DoB 26/01/1894 | ||||||
| 15-02-1915 | Laid Down |
| 18-09-1916 | Launched |
| 14-12-1916 | Completed |
| 12-03-1917 | On leaving Balta Sound for patrol, E49 hit a mine laid by UC76 on the 10th, off the entrance. There were no survivors. She lies in 16 fathoms with bows blown off. |
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped Faslane 10/49 | |
The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped Faslane 10/49 | |
The atom bombs dropped on Japan at the end of the Second World War opened the door to the nuclear age. Seeing the potential for developing nuclear energy for the US Navy, Captain Hyman Rickover initiated a research programme that culminated in the launch of USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Meanwhile, ballistic missile technology was developing fast but was still reliant on complex liquid fuels. The US Navy partnered with the army to develop a ballistic missile for both services but withdrew when solid fuels became a practical proposition.
Under the leadership of Rear Admiral William Raborn, the US Navy set up its own project: the Polaris weapon system. In 1960, the first missile-armed nuclear-powered submarine left on patrol, with forty more to follow in subsequent years.
Two years later, when Britain's Blue Streak and Skybolt plans were cancelled, Harold Macmillan and John F Kennedy agreed for Polaris to be supplied to the Royal Navy.
At a time of intensive re-examination of the NATO alliance, the 'special relationship' between the UK and USA, and Britain's role as a nuclear power, this is the first comprehensive history of Polaris.
It brings together technical aspects, the key characters, and the full stories of the American and British programmes.
20 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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