H.M.S. E 31 (1915)

H.M.S. E 31 (1915)
Pendant Number:	E.31
Builder:	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Launched:	23 Aug, 1915
Commissioned:	Dec, 1915
Sold:	Sep, 1922

H.M.S. E 31 was one of fifty-seven "E" class submarines completed in Britain before and during the Great War.

Service

At the end of 1920, she was one of nine "E" class boats of Group "H" in reserve at Rosyth under the collective command of Lieutenant Victor C. Dorman-Smith, and tender to Dolphin.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Ferdinand E. B. Feilman, 1 August, 1915 – 5 February, 1917
• Lieutenant in Command Ronald W. Blacklock, 5 February, 1917 – 15 July, 1918
• Lieutenant & Commander Dudley V. Peyton-Ward, 15 July, 1918 – 25 June, 1919
• Lieutenant-Commander David M. Fell, 25 June, 1919 – 30 October, 1919
• Lieutenant in Command Alan D. L. Macpherson, 1 February, 1920 – 9 September, 1920  (and 8 other Group "H" submarines in Reserve at at Portsmouth)
• Lieutenant Victor C. Dorman-Smith, 5 October, 1920 – 15 April, 1921

See Also

• Wikipedia