| Built By: | Broadbent (Huddersfield) |
| Build Group: | XE |
| Fate: | Scrapped Australia 1945/46 |
Unofficially named Excalibur II
Roll of Honour |
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| Enzer, Bruce Edward |
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| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Died in trials with HMS Bonadventure off Queensland, Australia 22/6/1945 | ||||||
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 22nd Nov, 1955 | |
| Symbology | These manned craft strike from under the water. | |
| Design Notes | In chief, wavy white overall, two tilting spears in saltire proper, each grasped by a gold gauntlet. | |
| Additional Notes | This is a 'Type' badge assigned to all X-Craft. | |
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| Unofficial | ||
| Motto | Take thow and strike. | |
| Symbology | In Arthurian legend, Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, famous for its magical powers and its symbolisation of the rightful sovereignty of Britain. | |
| Design Notes | On a field per fess representing water, an arm clothed in mail issuing from the water, brandishing an erect sword (Excalibur) surrounded by rays of light radiating in glory. Colours unknown. | |
| Length overall | 51 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 inch (with charges) |
| 5 ft 9 1/2 inch (without charges) | |
| Displacement | Without Charges: 27 tons (surface) |
| Without Charges: 29 1/2 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 300 ft |
| Speed | With Charges: 6.5 knots (surface) |
| With Charges: 5 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 2 x 2-ton side charges, Limpet mines |
| Endurance | Surface: 1320 miles at 4 knots (with charges) |
| Surface 1860 miles at 4 knots (without charges) | |
| Submerged: 80 miles at 2 knots (with charges) | |
| Complement | 4 |
The skipper cleared lower deck. 'Right men, this is the position we are in. We have got to get two X Craft plus the Depot Ship through the Canal, negotiating obstacles and hidden dangers to achieve our objective of flying the White Ensign in the centre of Janner Land.'
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| Official | ||
| Admiralty Approved | 22nd Nov, 1955 | |
| Symbology | These manned craft strike from under the water. | |
| Design Notes | In chief, wavy white overall, two tilting spears in saltire proper, each grasped by a gold gauntlet. | |
| Additional Notes | This is a 'Type' badge assigned to all X-Craft. | |
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| Unofficial | ||
| Motto | Take thow and strike. | |
| Symbology | In Arthurian legend, Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, famous for its magical powers and its symbolisation of the rightful sovereignty of Britain. | |
| Design Notes | On a field per fess representing water, an arm clothed in mail issuing from the water, brandishing an erect sword (Excalibur) surrounded by rays of light radiating in glory. Colours unknown. | |
| Length overall | 51 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 inch (with charges) |
| 5 ft 9 1/2 inch (without charges) | |
| Displacement | Without Charges: 27 tons (surface) |
| Without Charges: 29 1/2 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 300 ft |
| Speed | With Charges: 6.5 knots (surface) |
| With Charges: 5 knots (submerged) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Armament | 2 x 2-ton side charges, Limpet mines |
| Endurance | Surface: 1320 miles at 4 knots (with charges) |
| Surface 1860 miles at 4 knots (without charges) | |
| Submerged: 80 miles at 2 knots (with charges) | |
| Complement | 4 |
The skipper cleared lower deck. 'Right men, this is the position we are in. We have got to get two X Craft plus the Depot Ship through the Canal, negotiating obstacles and hidden dangers to achieve our objective of flying the White Ensign in the centre of Janner Land.'
Provides a full description of the A Class Royal Navy Submarine Alliance, with particulars of the A Class, with photos & technical diagrams.
11 pages added or updated in the last Array months
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Comments
Comment by: Bruce Enzer on December 9th, 2020
Bruce Edward Enzer was my uncle. Think he was a sub Lieutenant in XE2. Prior to his fatal posting to Australia, he had been involved in the Operation Postage Able (COPP recon for D-Day) in X-20. Before then he was in X-10 who were involved in an abortive mission to attack the Scharnhorst..
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