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Submarine HMS H 50 (N 50)

21 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Rothesay for Falmouth. She was escorted by HMS Z 5 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.T. Wenlock, RNR). (1)

24 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Falmouth.

She departed for Portsmouth later the same day escorted by HMS Coriolanus (Lt. L.B. Moffatt, RNR) and in convoy. (1)

25 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (1)

27 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She was escorted by HMS ML 120 and in convoy. (1)

28 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Sheerness Roads. (1)

29 Jun 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) proceeded to the Sheerness Dockyard where she was taken in hand for refit. (1)

Submarine HMS H 43 (N 43)

9 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. She was escorted by the tug Mammouth. (2)

10 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (2)

11 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

12 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

13 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

14 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Plymouth. She was escorted by HMS ML 344 until 2200 hours when HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR) took over. (2)

15 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth where she conducted A/S exercises with HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (A/Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR), ORP Slazak (Lt.Cdr. R. Nalecz-Tyminski, ORP), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Olvina (Skr. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR) and HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR). (2)

17 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with aircraft. (2)

18 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with aircraft. (2)

19 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with ML's. (2)

20 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Rothesay. She is escorted by HMS Breda (Capt.(Retd.) A.E. Johnston, RN). (2)

22 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Rothesay. (2)

Submarine HMS H 50 (N 50)

9 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

10 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

11 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

16 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

17 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

18 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle. (3)

20 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS Z 5 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.T. Wenlock, RNR). (3)

23 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Ardrishaig. (3)

24 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. (3)

25 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Ardrishaig. Upon completion of these exercises HMS H 50 proceeded to Rothesay. (3)

26 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) proceeded from Rothesay to Kames Bay where she was immediately docked. (3)

Submarine HMS Ursula (N 59)

20 Feb 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) carried out independent exercises off Algiers. (4)

21 Feb 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) carried out A/S exercises off Algiers with the British destroyers HMS Lightning (Cdr. H.G. Walters, DSC, RN) and HMS Bicester (Lt.Cdr. S.W.F. Bennetts, RN). (4)

22 Feb 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Algiers for Gibraltar. She is to return to the U.K.

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

(5)

26 Feb 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (5)

1 Mar 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Gibraltar for the U.K.

No log is available for this period so no map can be displayed. (5)

8 Mar 1943 (position 44.48, -12.13)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) attacked a German U-boat with four torpedoes in position 44°48'N, 12°13'W. No hits were obtained. [the U-boat attacked was most likely U-462]

1430 hours - Heard HE bearing Red 150°. The Officer of the Watch sighted the conning tower of a uboat bearing Red 165°, course uncertain.

1445 hours - Lt. Profit now also sighted the uboat throught the Low Power periscope (The attack periscope was defective). Bearing Green 25°. Enemy course 040°. Range 2300 yards. Started attack.

1451 hours - In position 44°48'N, 12°13'W fired four torpedoes. No hits were obtained. (5)

13 Mar 1943
At 1030 hours, HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN), makes redez-vouz off Bishops Rock with her escort, the ASW trawler HMS Asie (Skr. E.A. Mutten, RNR). (5)

14 Mar 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (5)

4 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) shifted from Portsmouth to Portland. She makes the passage together with HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) and HMS Sickle (Lt. J.R. Drummond, RN). They were escorted by HMS Kingston Turquoise (Ch.Skr. H.E. Dodd, RNR).

6 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) shifted from Portland to Plymouth. She makes the passage together with HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) and HMS Sickle (Lt. J.R. Drummond, RN). They were escorted by HMS Kingston Turquoise (Ch.Skr. H.E. Dodd, RNR).

10 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Holy Loch. (6)

12 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. (6)

16 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Holy Loch for Londonderry. (6)

17 Apr 1943
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Londonderry. She was to participate in A/S exercises out of Londonderry and Larne. (6)

3 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises in the Clyde area with ML's. (7)

5 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (7)

6 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (7)

7 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (7)

10 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (7)

11 May 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Ursula (T/Lt. M.D. Tattersall, RNVR) participated in A/S exercises off Larne. (7)

Submarine HMS Proteus (N 29)

5 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth. (8)

10 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth with HMS White Bear (Cdr. J.F. Drake, RNR). (8)

11 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth with HMS White Bear (Cdr. J.F. Drake, RNR). (8)

13 Jun 1943
After two weeks in which trials were conducted off Plymouth, HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr. J.F. Drake, RNR).

15 Jun 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. She was now assigned to training duties. (8)

17 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth. (8)

19 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth. (8)

20 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Plymouth. (8)

22 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted torpedo firing trials/exercises in Loch Long. (8)

23 Jun 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. J.W. McCoy, DSC, RN) and HMS White Bear (Cdr. J.F. Drake, RNR). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Proteus proceeded to Campbeltown. (8)

25 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area serving as target for HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN). These exercises were followed by gunnery exercises with a target towed by HMS Blade (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.T. Wenlock, RNR). (8)

26 Jun 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted night exercises off Plymouth. (8)

30 Jun 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) shifted from Rothesay to Larne escorted by HMS ML 234 (T/Lt. W.F.H. Mayo, RNVR). (8)

1 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft off Larne. (9)

2 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (9)

4 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft off Larne. (9)

6 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises with aircraft off Larne. (9)

7 Jul 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN), HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) and HMS Tally-Ho (Lt.Cdr. L.W.A. Bennington, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with each other. (10)

8 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with HMS Waveney (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Willmott, DSC, RNR). (9)

9 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (9)

12 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with HMS Vesper (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Rodgers, RN) and HMS Campanula (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). (9)

13 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (9)

14 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with Escort Group B 5. (9)

15 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (9)

16 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with Escort Group B 5. (9)

17 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne with HMS Stork (Cdr.(Retd.) G.W.E. Castens, RN) and HMS Mallow (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.T.S. Clouston, RNVR). (9)

18 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises off Larne. (9)

21 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Larne for Holy Loch. (9)

22 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Holy Loch. (9)

24 Jul 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) and HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS La Flore (Lt. F.W. Hayden, RN). (11)

27 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) shifted from Holy Loch to Rothesay. (9)

28 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (9)

29 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (9)

30 Jul 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (9)

31 Jul 1943
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (9)

3 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. She also acted as target for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) which was embarked in HMS Sealion (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR). (12)

4 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (12)

5 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (12)

6 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Proteus (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with a training class of new submariners. (12)

Submarine HMS Rover (N 62)

12 Nov 1943
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was undocked. (13)

7 Apr 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was docked at Bombay. (14)

11 Apr 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was undocked. (14)

19 Apr 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was docked at Bombay. (14)

18 May 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was undocked. (15)

20 Jun 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was docked at Bombay. (16)

7 Jul 1944
HMS Rover (Lt. A.R. Profit, RN) was undocked. (17)

Submarine HMS Stratagem (P 234)

12 Sep 1944
HMS Stratagem (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted trials and exercises off Trincomalee. (18)

13 Sep 1944
During 13 and 14 September 1944, HMS Stratagem (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN), conducted exercises off Trincomalee. Gunnery exercises were carried out on a target that was being towed by HMIS Pansy (Lt. R.G. Main, RINR). Then A/S exercises were carried out with HMIS Pansy, HMS Quilliam (Capt. R.G. Onslow, DSO and 2 Bars, RN) and HMAS Quiberon (Cdr. W.H. Harrington, DSO, RAN). These included night exercises. Early on the 14th an A/S exercise was carried out with HMIS Pansy, HMAS Nizam (Cdr. C.H. Brooks, RAN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. N.W. Sluijter, RNethN). (18)

16 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
For the daily positions of HMS Stratagem during her 5th war patrol see the map below.

16 Sep 1944
HMS Stratagem (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Trincomalee for her 5th war patrol (3rd in the Far East). She was ordered to patrol off the Andaman Islands. She was escorted out by HMS Maid Marion (T/Lt. F.R. Crawford, RNVR).

Lt. Profit was temporary in command of HMS Stratagem as Lt. Pelly was on leave. (19)

30 Sep 1944
HMS Stratagem (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) bombarded buildings and warehouses on Great Coco Island.

(All times are zone -6.5)
1729 hours - Surfaced off Ford Bay, Great Coco Island and bombarded targets on the shore.

1735 hours - Dived and retired to seawards. (19)

5 Oct 1944
HMS Stratagem (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) ended her 5th war patrol (3rd in the Far East) at Trincomalee. She was escorted in by HMS Maid Marion (T/Lt. F.R. Crawford, RNVR). (19)

Submarine HMS Trident (N 52)

14 Apr 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conduced engine trials off Trincomalee. (20)

17 Apr 1945
During 17/18 April 1945, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conduced exercises off Trincomalee. (20)

12 May 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) is docked in AFD 26 at Trincomalee. (21)

19 May 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) is undocked. (21)

25 May 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted DG and noise trials off Trincomalee. (21)

25 May 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted D/G and noise trials off Trincomalee. (21)

26 May 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) conducted a deep dive trial off Trincomalee. (21)

28 May 1945
Around 1400FG/28, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Trincomalee for her 37th war patrol (2nd in far eastern waters). She was ordered to patrol in the Malacca Strait and of the west coast of Sumatra.

On departure gunnery exercises were carried out.

For the attack positions of HMS Trident during this patrol see the map below.

(22)

2 Jun 1945 (position 4.45, 99.25)
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) commenced 'Special Operation Noah IV' during which intelligence was to be gathered from small vessels. On board HMS Trident for this operation were Capt. E.J. Anderson and two other men. The operation was concluded on 6 June with unsatisfactory results.

sank a Sumatran junk with demolition charges in the Strait of Malacca.

1600FG/2 - A two-masted junk of approximately 15 tons was destroyed with a demolition charge in position 04°45'N, 99°25'E. The cargo of the junk consisted of tobacco and flax. The crew of three Sumatrans were taken aboard and later transferred to a Chinese fishing sampan. (23)

3 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0845FG/3, in position 04°25'N, 98°47'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) stopped a fishing sampan and interrogated the Chinese crew.

At 1135FG/3, in position 03°59'N, 100°10'E, another fishing sampan was stopped and the crew of this vessel were also interrogated. (22)

4 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1020FG/4, in position 04°33'N, 99°45'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) stopped a fishing sampan and interrogated the crew.

At 1055FG/4, in position 04°34'N, 99°45'E, HMS Trident stopped another fishing sampan and interrogated the crew. (22)

6 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1400FG/6, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) proceeded to comply with Capt. S 2's signal timed 0412Z/6 ordering her to sweep westwards from Diamond Point along the coast of Sumatra. (22)

9 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0531FG/9, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) dived in position 05°25.5'N, 97°24.5'E and established patrol off Diamond Point as had been ordered in Capt. S 2's signal 0903Z/8. (22)

11 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0657FG/11, near Diamond Head, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted a Jake aircraft fine on the starboard bow. Also faint A/S transmissions were heard on bearing Green 20°. HMS Trident altered course to close.

At 0712FG/11, HMS Trident sighted an LSM type landing craft escorted by a submarine chaser at a range of about 9000 yards. Enemy course was 310°. An attempt was made to close the range to attack but in fact it only inceased and the attack was broken off at 0724FG/11. (22)

12 Jun 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) bombarded the control tower of a Japanese airfield near Lhoksumawe, northern Sumatra.

1822FG/12 - Surfaced in position 05°15'N, 97°05'E and bombarded the control tower of the airfield spotted earlier today.

1836FG/12 - Disengaged and proceeded to the seaward. Twenty-eight rounds in all were fired. six were direct hits on the control tower. Several others fell on the runway just short of the control tower. The last six rounds were fired on a parked aircraft. (22)

14 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 0213FG/14, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) received Capt. S 2's signal timed 1647Z/13, ordering her to make rendezvous with the destroyer HMS Paladin (Lt. H.R. Hewlett, RN) and receive instructions for a special operation HMS Trident was to carry out. Course was set accordingly. (22)

15 Jun 1945
At 1136FG/15, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighed a P-class destroyer bearing 112° at a range of 14000 yards.

At 1202FG/15, HMS Trident surfaced in position 00°29'S, 97°55'E and identified herself to HMS Paladin (Lt. H.R. Hewlett, RN). They then closed and a message containing instructions for a special operation (Caprice IV) was then passed from the destroyer to the submarine following which they parted company.

HMS Trident was to search for and pick up the ' Caprice party ' which had requisted an emergency pick up after they had been detected by the Japanese.

The destroyers HMS Penn (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC, RN) and HMS Paladin had been sent to evacuate this party but they had failed to find it.

Therefore this tast was now assigned to HMS Trident. (22)

16 Jun 1945 (position -0.15, 98.33)
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sank a Japanese landing craft with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra.

1150FG/16 - Trident spotted a camouflaged landing craft.

1201FG/16 - Trident surfaced and engaged the landing craft with 4" gunfire. The landing craft was left beached in position 00°14'6"S, 98°32'5"E and abandoned after 27 rounds were fired. (22)

18 Jun 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sank a Japanese landing craft with gunfire off the west coast of Sumatra. This all happened when a party of seven was searching for the missing ' Caprice party '.

0525FG/18 - Trident dived in position 00°10'S, 98°36'E and proceeded towards Pulau Tetedono. It was decided to investigate the position where the landing barge was last seen on the 16th.

By 0730FG/18 the enemy landing barge had not been seen so she had either broken up (unlike given the good weather coditions), been destroyed or had been refloated.

1050FG/18 - Surfaced to get clear of the reefs.

1245FG/18 - Trident had now reached a position about half a mile off the southern end of Pulau Tetedono.

1300FG/18 - A search party of seven under the command of Captain Covel, US Army left Trident in a rubber boat.

After a few minutes machine gunfire was heard. At first it was not seen where it originated from but it was sure it was coming from the enemy. The landing party then communicated that the gunfire came from a landing barge which was hidden behind the island.

1310FG/18 - Trident spotted and engaged the camouflaged landing barge.

1317FG/18 - The landing party was re-embarke.

1425FG/18 - After 53 rounds were fired, the target was considered a total loss. Location was off Pulau Tetedono. A boarding party was then sent over to investigate the vessel.

1505FG/18 - The boarding party returned. They had found various items that belonged to the 'Caprice' party on board the landing craft.

1803FG/18 - Course was set to return to Trincomalee as had been ordered in Capt. S 2's signal timed 0427Z/15.

1946FG/18 - Course was altered to patrol off Indrapura Point as had been ordered in Capt. S 2's signal timed 0451Z/18. (23)

23 Jun 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
When about to leave patrol as ordered in Capt. S 2's signal timed 0437Z/19, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) at 2105FG/23, sighted darkened ships bearing 090°.

By 2200FG/23, it was seen that this were four ML-type vessels sweeping southwards. Lt. Profit decided to remain on patrol for an additional day in the hope a nice target might be on the way.

Nothing was however sighted and on surfacing the next day at 1807FG/24 in position 02°25.5'S, 100°53.5'E, Trident left patrol to return to Trincomalee. (22)

29 Jun 1945
Around 1525FG/29, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) ended her 37th war patrol (2nd in far eastern waters) at Trincomalee.

[As no logs are available for HMS Trident after May 1945, some details from now on might be missing.] (22)

8 Aug 1945
Around 1400FG/8, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Trincomalee for her 38th war patrol. She is to perform a weather reporting mission off the north-west coast of Sumatra.

[There is no log of HMS Trident available for this period so no map can be displayed.] (22)

23 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 2336FG/23, to the west of northern Sumatra, in position 05°26'N, 93°12'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted a darkened ship was seen bearing 300° proceeding on a course of approximately 135°. The ship was subsequently identified as HMIS Bengal (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.L. Scurr, RINVR). Her recognition technique was very poor. The Indian minesweeper also stated that she was not aware that HMS Trident would be in this area. (22)

27 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1720FG/27, in position 05°21.5'N, 92°58'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted a westbound destroyer which was subsequently identified as HMS Racehorse (Cdr. J.J. Casement, DSC, RN). (22)

28 Aug 1945
At 0429FG/28, in position 05°37'N, 93°25'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted a darkened ship which she then shadowed. The ship was proceeding on a course of 065° at 12 knots. The ship was identified as the RFA tanker Orangeleaf (5927 GRT, built 1917) at 0606FG/28. (22)

31 Aug 1945
At 1200FG/31, in position 05°45'N, 93°05'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) which was to take over the weather reporting duties from HMS Trident which at 1240FG/31 left patrol to return to Trincomalee. (22)

2 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At 1003FG/2, in position 07°33'N, 86°00'E, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) sighted an eastbound vessel which was subsequently identified as the survey vessel HMS Challenger (Cdr. C.W. Sabine, OBE, RN). (22)

3 Sep 1945
At 1300FG/3, HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) ended her 38th war patrol at Trincomalee. (22)

18 Sep 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Trincomalee bound for the U.K. (24)

3 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Suez. She transits the Suez Canal and then arrived at Port Said. (24)

5 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Port Said bound for Alexandria. (24)

6 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Alexandria. (24)

8 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Alexandria bound for Malta. (24)

12 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Malta. (24)

17 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Malta bound for Gibraltar. (24)

20 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar. (24)

23 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed from Gibraltar bound for Portsmouth. (24)

26 Oct 1945
HMS Trident (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Portsmouth. (24)

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