| Built By: | Cammell Laird (Mersey) |
| Build Group: | H21 |
| Fate: | H34 was the last H21 Class submarine to be taken out of service in October 1945, 28 years after she was laid down at Cammell Laird. She was later scrapped in July 1945 at Troon |
1932: 6th Submarine Flotilla
Roll of Honour |
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| Mawson, Leslie |
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| Leslie Mawson was the twenty-year-old son of Thomas Gilbert Mawson (a gardener) and Agnes Mawson. It is understood that he died at home from coal gas poisoning having committed suicide Bradford Observer - Saturday 23 September 1944 Shipley Seaman Gassed Himself A verdict that "Death was due to from coal-gas poisoning, self-administered while suffering from mental' depression," was returned by the jury at an inquest at Shipley yesterday on Ordinary Seaman Leslie Mawson (20). of 14, West Royd Road. Shipley. Mawson had been ill since May and had recently returned from hospital at Liverpool. He was suffering from a duodenal ulcer, which brought about a nervous condition. |
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| 20-11-1917 | Laid Down |
| 05-11-1918 | Launched |
| 10-09-1919 | Completed |
| 30-09-1939 | HMS H-34 fires two torpedoes at the German submarine U-3 15 nautical miles north of Kinnaird Head. The torpedoes miss. |
HMS E11 was one of the most successful submarines in action during the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign against Turkey, sinking more than 80 vessels of all sizes in three tours of the Sea of Marmara
After the narrow defeat of their U-boat fleet in the First World War, the German Navy analyzed their experiences and devised new theories and plans for a future conflict.
The principal result of this study was the development of the daring concept of Rudeltaktik, which involved co-ordinated pack attacks on the Allied convoy systems that had proved so successful in defence
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HMS E11 was one of the most successful submarines in action during the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign against Turkey, sinking more than 80 vessels of all sizes in three tours of the Sea of Marmara
After the narrow defeat of their U-boat fleet in the First World War, the German Navy analyzed their experiences and devised new theories and plans for a future conflict.
The principal result of this study was the development of the daring concept of Rudeltaktik, which involved co-ordinated pack attacks on the Allied convoy systems that had proved so successful in defence
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