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Submarine HMS H 34 (N 34)

5 Jun 1941
In the morning, HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN), conducted independent exercises off Lough Foyle followed by A/S exercises with aircraft in the afternoon. (1)

6 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) made a practice attack on HMS H 31 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN) followed conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and aircraft. (1)

7 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN). (1)

8 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)

9 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)

12 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with aircraft. (1)

13 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with aircraft. (1)

14 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Beverley (Lt.Cdr. J. Grant, RN) and HNoMS St. Albans (Capt. G. Hovdenak, RNorN). (1)

15 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Beverley (Lt.Cdr. J. Grant, RN) and HNoMS St. Albans (Capt. G. Hovdenak, RNorN). (1)

16 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Beverley (Lt.Cdr. J. Grant, RN), HNoMS St. Albans (Capt. G. Hovdenak, RNorN) and aircraft. (1)

20 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Leith (Lt.Cdr. M.T. Collier, RN) and aircraft. (1)

21 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Vanquisher (Cdr. N.V. Dickinson, DSC, RN) and HMS Malcolm (Cdr. C.D. Howard-Johnston, DSC, RN). (1)

23 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, DSO, RN), HMS Leith (Lt.Cdr. M.T. Collier, RN) and aircraft. (1)

24 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. J.G.W. Deneys, DSO, RN) and aircraft. (1)

30 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Kingcup (Lt. R.A.D. Cambridge, DSC, RNR) and HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR). (1)

1 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Boadicea (A/Cdr. E.C.L. Turner, RN), HMS Beagle (Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Roxborough (Lt. V.A. Wight-Boycott, OBE, RN), HMS Orchis (T/Lt. H. Vernon, RNR) and aircraft. (2)

2 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. (2)

3 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (2)

13 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J. Windram, RNR) and HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR). (2)

14 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J. Windram, RNR). (2)

15 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Boarhound (Skr. S.G. Jinks, RNR) and HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR). (2)

16 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises off Campbeltown. (2)

16 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Campbeltown. (2)

17 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN). (2)

18 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises off Campbeltown. (2)

19 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J. Windram, RNR). (2)

20 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Boarhound (Skr. S.G. Jinks, RNR) and HMS L' Atlantique. (2)

21 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR) and HMS La Flore. (2)

22 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J. Windram, RNR) and HMS Bedlington (Skr. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR). (2)

23 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR) and HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR). (2)

24 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR). (2)

25 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR) and HMS Bedlington (Skr. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR). (2)

27 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS L'Incomprise (Lt.(Retd.) F.S. Deveson, RNR) and HMS La Cordeliere (A/Lt.Cdr. A.J.G. Barff, RNR). (2)

28 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS L' Atlantique and HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR). (2)

29 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR) and HMS Bedlington (Skr. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR). (2)

30 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Spaniel (Skr. C. Coultas, DSC, RNR) and HMS Bedlington (Skr. J.H.D. Dansie, RNR). (2)

31 Jul 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Bretwalda (Skr. J. Windram, RNR) and HMS Valena (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Gray, RNR). (2)

1 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS L' Atlantique and HMS Tuscarora (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) Lord Teynham, RN).

Upon completion of these exercises HMS H 34 proceeded to Rothesay. (3)

4 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo firing (salvo firing) exercises in the Clyde area. Upon completion of these exercises HMS H 34 proceeded to Kames Bay where she was immediately docked. (3)

8 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) was undocked. She immediately returned to Rothesay. (3)

11 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (3)

15 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Tobermory. She made the passage with HMS H 31 (Lt. F.B. Gibbs, RN) which was en-route to Blyth. The submarines were escorted by HrMs Z 5 (Lt. J.J. Steensma, RNN). (4)

21 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Alecto (Cdr. R.M.G. Gambier, RN). These included (a) practice attack(s). (3)

22 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

23 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

24 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

26 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

27 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

28 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

29 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

31 Aug 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (3)

1 Sep 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (5)

2 Sep 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory. (5)

7 Sep 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises off Tobermory with HMS Alecto (Cdr. R.M.G. Gambier, RN). These included (a) practice attack(s). (5)

8 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Sidmouth (Cdr. H.T. Rust, RN) and HMS Hoy (T/Lt. L.H. Green, RNR). (5)

9 Sep 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Northern Reward (Lt. C.N. Stewart, RNR). (5)

Submarine HMS Unbending (P 37)

4 Nov 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed her builders yard at Barrow for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr. (Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (6)

5 Nov 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Holy Loch for a period of trials and training. (6)

7 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in Loch Long. (6)

8 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in Loch Long. (6)

9 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (6)

10 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area. (6)

12 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Arrochar. (6)

13 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (6)

14 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (6)

15 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (6)

16 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (6)

17 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Arrochar. (6)

18 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) shifted from Arrochar to Holy Loch. (6)

19 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) noise trials in the Clyde area. (6)

20 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) noise trials in the Clyde area. (6)

22 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS White Bear (Cdr.(Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (6)

23 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS White Bear (Cdr.(Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (6)

24 Nov 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) is docked in AFD 7 at Rothesay. (6)

25 Nov 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) is undocked at Rothesay. She then conducted gunnery exercises in the Clyde area. (6)

27 Nov 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Holy Loch for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr. (Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (6)

29 Nov 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow to participate in A/S exercises. (6)

5 Dec 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Scapa Flow for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off central Norway.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (7)

14 Dec 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Lerwick. (7)

15 Dec 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Lerwick for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HMS Wheatland (Lt. R.deL. Brooke, RN). (7)

16 Dec 1941
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. (7)

13 Jan 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Dundee. She was escorted by HMS Scalby Wyke (Skr. C.A. Grimmer, RNR). (8)

14 Jan 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Dundee. (8)

28 Jan 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR). (8)

29 Jan 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Lerwick. (8)

10 Feb 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Lerwick for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Norway, Kristiansund area.

During this patrol, the Channel Dash occurred and the submarine was ordered not to attack anything less than cruiser and to watch the approaches of Trondheim with HMS Trident, HMS Tuna and the Free French FFS Minerve. On 23 February, HMS Trident torpedoed the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen but P 37 did not observe anything.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (9)

27 Feb 1942
At 1700 hours, HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN), made contact with her escort towards Dundee, HMS Stella Pegasi (T/Lt. F.S. Howell, RNR). (9)

28 Feb 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Dundee. (9)

5 Mar 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) developed problems with her battery which required repairs. (8)

25 Mar 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR). (8)

26 Mar 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Lerwick. (8)

27 Mar 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Lerwick for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Norway to take over the patrol area of HMS Tuna.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (9)

14 Apr 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) fired two torpedoes at a suspected U-boat in the Norwegian Sea. Two torpedoes were fired and one torpedo explosion was heard. No U-boats were operating near this position so the contact must have been bogus, perhaps the contact was a whale or a shoal of porpoises.

(All times are zone -1)
1015 hours – In approximate position 62.42’N, 03.10’E while proceeding dived heard strange noises. Suspected a U-boat. Closed to investigate.

During the next period the suspected U-boat was tracked.

1353 hours – Fired two torpedoes against suspected U-boat.

1403 hours – Heard a loud explosion.

1420 hours – Closed the position of the explosion, found nothing.

1600 hours - Proceeded. (9)

16 Apr 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Lerwick. She departed for Dundee later the same day together with FFS Rubis. They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR). (9)

17 Apr 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Dundee. She arrived at Dundee with several defects which required her to be docked. The date of docking is (for the moment) unknown to us. (8)

1 May 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) was undocked. (8)

14 May 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR). (8)

15 May 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Lerwick. (8)

16 May 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Lerwick for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off northern Norway to provide cover during convoy operations to and from northern Russia (convoy PQ 16 / QP 12).

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (9)

1 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) ended her 4th war patrol at Lerwick. Only aircraft were sighted during the patrol.

She departed later the same day for Dundee. Passage was made together with HNoMS Uredd (Lt. R.O. Rören). They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR). Off Scapa Flow they were joined by HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) that was also to proceed to Dundee. (9)

2 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Dundee. (8)

4 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) was docked at Dundee. (8)

17 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) was undocked. (8)

22 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) was briefly docked at Dundee. She was undocked later the same day. (10)

29 Jun 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Dundee for Gibraltar. Until the Clyde area passage was made together with HrMs O 24. They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR).

P 37 then proceeded south through the Irish Sea escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr.(Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN) until 0130/4 when they parted company off Bishops Rock.

P 37 was to proceed to Malta where she was to join the 10th submarine flotilla.

For the daily positions of HMS P 37 during this passage see the map below.

(9)

13 Jul 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. She had arrived with defects to her battery. (9)

28 Jul 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) departed Gibraltar for her 5th war patrol (1st in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol in the Alboran Sea.

For the daily positions of HMS P 37 during this patrol see the map below.

(9)

29 Jul 1942
At 2223 hours HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) fired tubes 1 and 2 in error. (9)

30 Jul 1942
HMS P 37 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) ended her 5th war patrol (1st in the Mediterranean) at Gibraltar. Before entering the harbour, A/S exercises were carried out with HMS Vidette (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Walmsley, DSC, RN). (9)

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