| Built By: | Vickers (Canada) |
| Build Group: | H1 |
| Fate: | Foundered in the English channel Sept 3 1918 while under tow to be scrapped. She was salvaged and used as a target the following year. |
| 1915: | Lieutenant | H E Smyth | |
| 1917: | Lieutenant | O North | |
| 1918: | Lieutenant Commander | O North |
Launched by Mrs W Pirie (wife of the CO of H1)
1917-1918: Adriatic Squadron. Venice. HMS Adamant, Brindisi
This Submarine was one of a Group of ten H Class submarines ordered in the Emergency War Programme of November 1914 and built (using American supplied components) at the Canadian Vickers Yard at Montreal. Of these Submarines H1 to H4 were commissioned in late May 1915 at Quebec City and then made their way to the Mediterranean escorted by the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Calgarian.
Sailed in company with H1, H2 and H3 from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar with the AMC Calgarian. Each boat was towed for one day to allow maintenance to be carried out.
| 11-01-1915 | Laid Down |
| 01-04-1915 | Launched |
| 05-06-1915 | Completed |
| 23-05-1918 | Attacked and torpedoed the UB-52, This was the only contribution by the British Adriatic Force to the war effort. |
| 03-09-1918 | Foundered in the English channel while under tow to be scrapped. She was salvaged and used as a target the following year. |
Unison (P 43) |
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| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | U2 |
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Fate: Scrapped in May 1950 at Stockton. |
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The design of the Type XXI U-Boat was a radical step in the history of submarine development; indeed, the vessel could be said to have been the prototype of the modern conventionally-powered submarine
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Unison (P 43) |
|
| Class: | 1936 - 1958: U Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | U2 |
|
Fate: Scrapped in May 1950 at Stockton. |
|
The design of the Type XXI U-Boat was a radical step in the history of submarine development; indeed, the vessel could be said to have been the prototype of the modern conventionally-powered submarine
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