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HMS Trenchant: From Chatham to the Banka Strait Kindle Edition

by Arthur Hezlet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 149 ratings
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The decorated Royal Navy submariner documents the history of the submarine he commanded during World War II.

This is both the war memoir of a distinguished naval officer and the history of HMS Trenchant, a T Class submarine. Admiral Hezlet was appointed to command Trenchant from her completion in early 1944 until mid–1945 during which time she and her crew worked up, voyaged to the Far East and carried out five highly dangerous and successful operational patrols. On their arrival at Freemantle in July 1945, Trenchant had been at sea for eighty-two out of the last ninety-four days and covered 15,000 miles. More than that, she had sunk the Japanese cruiser Ashigara, the largest warship sunk by a British submarine, as well as a minesweeper, a submarine, and a mass of miscellaneous enemy shipping. The crew’s achievements were honoured by the award of seven DSCs, eleven DSMs and nine Mentioned-in-Despatches.
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    Leo Cooper
  5. Publication date
    September 12, 2000
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Arthur Hezlet was a decorated Royal Navy submariner. He became the Royal Navy's youngest captain, aged 36, and its youngest admiral, aged 45. In retirement he became a military historian.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DN5VB7K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Leo Cooper (September 12, 2000)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2000
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7353 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 149 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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John P.
5.0 out of 5 stars a quite good book. Some of it is kind straight information
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2016
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Well, a quite good book. Some of it is kind straight information.."Dropped commandos off to blow bridge, other parts are quite exciting. And gives a very good look at how the British subs operated. My favorite part? Dive dive...(ok, may not have said that?) but someone left a 6.5" water valve open in the torpedo room. It was a test dive with half crew. And that few seconds, you could FEEL the excitement.

I highly recommend this book. And I also know the ex officer, he's 96 now. And after the war, he meet up with the family of the German submariner he rescued.
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K.Schneider
4.0 out of 5 stars British Submarines
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013
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An enjoyable book the author gives a first rate account of his life in submarines. It isnt flashy or earth shattering by any means by a reall good book to read. At the Kindle price you cannot go wrong.
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Robert Read
5.0 out of 5 stars HMS TRENCHANT From Chatham to the Banka Straits
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2013
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I was the Navigating Officer of HMS TRENCHANT throughout the period covered by this book and was able to give the author some help with the writing of same.
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DOUG SALTER
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2016
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What an absolute brilliant informative read . The details of the men's lives aboard and the day to day expect ions of them was very descriptive. Well done
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4.0 out of 5 stars Warfare beneath the waves
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2015
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A concise account of one ship's war. Submarines have much less coverage than other warships. I have been aboard only one, kept as a museum and I am mightily glad not to have had to serve in one. Indeed, I had a trip down the Persian Gulf as deck cargo on a cruiser and was glad to disembark so I have only the greatest admiration for sailors. This was an account of a purposeful and we'll conducted war career, well told.
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5.0 out of 5 stars memories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2015
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this is an excellent book, more than just a diary of the exploits of this submarine. My father was a stoker on board and was invited along with the few surviving crew to the launching of the new HMS nuclear powered trenchant. Commander Hezlet had always intended to write this book, but took many years to do it. Although this book was special to me it is a worthwhile read for anyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Telling of a Submariners Life and Exploits
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2023
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Fascinating insight into the life of a Royal Navy Submarine by its Commander during the Majority of the Second World War.
A picture painted really well of all those that served on her whether RN or not.
I could not put 8t down and read it avidly.
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cleversail
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2014
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Great read giving insight into navy ship life
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