Define HMS Trenchant. HMS Trenchant synonyms, HMS Trenchant pronunciation, HMS Trenchant translation, English dictionary definition of HMS Trenchant. adj. 1. Forceful and clear; penetrating: a trenchant argument. 2. Caustic; cutting: a trenchant wit. 3.
The German submarine U-47, under the command of Prien, approached Scapa Flow through the narrow approaches at Kirk Sound with surprising ease. It was high tide and a little after midnight on 14 October 1939. U-47 first sailed towards Lyness but, finding no ships in the area and encounter...
Even if an attacking submarine itself was lost, if it was able to sink just one British battleship (and cause panic in the Royal Navy) the trade-off would be well worth it to the Germans. Unfortunately the British weren’t ignorant of the threat. Two U-boats had attempted to ...