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Submarine HMS H 34 (N 34)

12 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Rosyth. (1)

14 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Rosyth for Harwich. She joined convoy FS 5 for the passage. (1)

16 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
In the morning HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) arrived at Harwich. During the afternoon she conducted exercises off Harwich with HMS Drummer. During these exercises H 34 was attacked, in error, by a British aicraft of RAF 206 squadron. (1)

18 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Harwich for Rosyth. (1)

20 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) arrived at Rosyth. (1)

23 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Rosyth. (1)

25 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) is docked in the floating dock at the Rosyth Dockyard. (1)

27 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) is undocked. (1)

28 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) shifted from Rosyth to Aberdeen. (1)

29 Sep 1939
For the daily and attack positions of HMS H 34 during her 1st war patrol see the map below.

(2)

29 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Aberdeen for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the outer Hebrides together with special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (3)

30 Sep 1939 (position 57.55, -2.03)
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) fires two torpedoes at what is thought to be a German U-boat about 15 nautical miles north of Kinnaird Head in position 57°55'N, 02°03'W. Both torpedoes missed. As there was no German U-boat in the area the attack appears to be bogus.

0303 hours - The Officer of the Watch sighted a Uboat. Two torpedo tubes were then flooded and the Commanding Officer went to the bridge.

0315 hours - Fired two torpedoes. No hits were obtained.

0324 hours - A torpedo explosion was heard. Most likely this was one of the torpedoes hitting the bottom.

Later the same day HMS H 34 arrived at Scapa Flow. (3)

2 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Scapa Flow to resume her 1st war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (3)

6 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at 'Port A' (Loch Ewe). (3)

10 Oct 1939
For the daily positions of HMS H 34 during her 2nd war patrol see the map below.

(4)

10 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for her 2nd war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (3)

13 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at 'Port A' (Loch Ewe). (3)

17 Oct 1939
For the daily positions of HMS H 34 during her 3rd war patrol see the map below.

(4)

17 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for her 3rd war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (3)

22 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at 'Port A' (Loch Ewe). (3)

25 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for Rosyth. She was escorted by the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (4)

26 Oct 1939 (position 58.36, -2.52)
Around 1400 hours, HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN), was machine gunned twice by by a British fighter in position 58°36'N, 02°52'W (4)

27 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) arrived at Rosyth. (4)

11 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Rothesay for Scapa Flow. She was escorted by HMS Maori (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN). H 34 was ordered to return to Rosyth shortly after departure. (5)

14 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Rosyth for Scapa Flow together with the RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) tanker War Pindari (5548 GRT, built 1920) (Master N. Colbridge). They were escorted by HMS Mashona (Cdr. P.V. McLaughlin, RN). (5)

15 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow. (5)

19 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Lt. Keith-Roach, RN, the first lieutenant took over command of HMS H 34 temporary as Lt.Cdr. Simons was taken to hospital with a head injury. (5)

Submarine HMS Umbra (P 35)

26 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (6)

28 Sep 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (6)

3 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (7)

18 Oct 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (7)

29 Nov 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (8)

1 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (9)

5 Dec 1944
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) was docked at Portsmouth in AFD 2. (9)

9 Dec 1944
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) was undocked. (9)

12 Dec 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Umbra (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (9)

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