Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March on 22 May 1306, in a lavish ceremony in Westminster Abbey with two hundred and fifty-nine others, he was knighted by Edward and granted livery of his full inheritance. His adult life began in earnest in 1308, when he went to Ireland in person to enforce his authority. This brought him into conflict with the de Lacys, who turned for support to Edward Bruce, brother of Robert Bruce, King of Scots. Mortimer was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Edward II on 23 November 1316. Shortly afterwards, at the head of a large army, he drove Bruce to Carrickfergus and
German submarine U-1306 . "U-1306" was fitted with five torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one SK C/35 naval gun, (220 rounds), one Flak M42 and two C/30 anti-aircraft guns. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and fifty-two. "U-1306" was mounted with two 2cm Flak C38 in a M 43U "Zwilling" mount with short folding shield on the upper "Wintergarten". The M 43U mount was used on a number of U-boats (, , , , , , , , and ). "U-1306" was one of only ten Type VIICs to be fitted with