H.M.S. H 31 (1918)

H.M.S. H 31 (1918)
Pendant Number:	H.31^[1]
Builder:	Vickers^[2]
Ordered:	Jan-Feb, 1917^[3]
Launched:	16 Nov, 1918^[4]
Sunk:	24 Dec, 1941^[5]

H.M.S. H 31 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

From at least mid-1927 through at least mid-1937, she was part of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.^[6]^[7]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.^[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant in Command John D. A. Musters, 6 January, 1919^[9] – 14 August, 1920
Lieutenant in Command Reginald T. Chritchlow, 14 August, 1920^[10] – 2 November, 1920^[11]
Lieutenant in Command Harry P. K. Oram, 20 November, 1920 – 28 September, 1921
Lieutenant in Command Charles C. Flemming, 15 September, 1921^[12] – July, 1922^[13]
Lieutenant in Command Ralph A. Nicholson, 17 October, 1922^[14]^[15] – 19 August, 1924^[16]
Lieutenant in Command Bernard W. Galpin, 8 August, 1924^[17] – 28 July, 1925
Lieutenant in Command Kenneth J. T. Southgate, 28 July, 1925^[18]^[19] – 8 June, 1926^[20]
Lieutenant in Command Roderick L. M. Edwards, 1 January, 1927^[21] – 28 February, 1927^[22]
Lieutenant in Command William R. Fell, 28 February, 1927^[23]^[24] – 14 December, 1927
Lieutenant-Commander William D. Stephens, 14 December, 1927 (temporary)
Lieutenant-Commander Bernard W. Galpin, 14 December, 1927 – 10 April, 1928
Lieutenant in Command John P. Wisden, 1 April, 1928^[25] – 29 April, 1929
Lieutenant-Commander William C. Thomas, 29 April, 1929 – 21 April, 1930
Lieutenant in Command Hugh G. Cooke, 27 December, 1930^[26] – late 1931
Lieutenant in Command Robert S. Warne, 29 December, 1931^[27] – 1932
Lieutenant in Command Frank W. Lipscomb, 18 November, 1932^[28]
Lieutenant-Commander Ronald McC. P. Jonas, – 31 October, 1935^[29]
Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn S. Felton, 31 October, 1935^[30] – 26 November, 1935^[31]
Lieutenant-Commander Randall T. Gordon-Duff, 6 March, 1937^[32]
Lieutenant-Commander William R. Fell, 2 August, 1939^[33] – 20 September, 1939^[34]
Lieutenant in Command Peter R. Ward, 20 September, 1939^[35] – 25 January, 1940^[36]
Lieutenant in Command Malcolm D. Wanklyn, 25 January, 1940^[37] – February, 1940^[38]
Lieutenant in Command Rowland J. Hemingway, February, 1940^[39] – 11 June, 1940^[40]
Lieutenant in Command Malcolm D. Wanklyn, 11 June, 1940^[41] – 7 August, 1940^[42]
Lieutenant in Command Richard E. Coltart, 7 August, 1940^[43] – 14 October, 1940^[44]
Lieutenant in Command Reginald D. Whiteway-Wilkinson, 14 October, 1940^[45] – 20 April, 1941^[46]
Lieutenant in Command Rowland J. Hemingway, 20 April, 1941^[47] – 11 August, 1941^[48]
Lieutenant in Command Frank B. Gibbs, 11 August, 1941^[49] – December, 1941^[50] (died when sub lost under his ocmmand)

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
↑ Critchlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/38. f. 38.
↑ Critchlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/38. f. 38.
↑ Flemming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/12. f. 12.
↑ Flemming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/12. f. 12.
↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 243.
↑ Southgate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/127. f. 127.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.
↑ Southgate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/127. f. 127.
↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
↑ Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1927, p. 4.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
↑ Warne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/149/160. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
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Bibliography

"H" Class Submarine

Group 1

H 1

H 2

H 3

H 4

H 5

H 6

H 7

H 8

H 9

H 10

Group 2

H 11

H 12

H 13

H 14

H 15

H 16

H 17

H 18

H 19

H 20

Group 3

H 21

H 22

H 23

H 24

H 25

H 26

H 27

H 28

H 29

H 30

H 31

H 32

H 33

H 34

H 41

H 42

H 43

H 44

H 47

H 48

H 49

H 50

H 51

H 52

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"F" Class

Submarines (UK)

"G" Class

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[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[3] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[6] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.

[7] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.

[8] "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.

[9] The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.

[10] Critchlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/38. f. 38.

[11] Critchlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/38. f. 38.

[12] Flemming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/12. f. 12.

[13] Flemming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/12. f. 12.

[14] Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.

[15] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.

[16] Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.

[17] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 243.

[18] Southgate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/127. f. 127.

[19] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.

[20] Southgate Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/127. f. 127.

[21] Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.

[22] Edwards Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/154. f. 154.

[23] "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1927, p. 4.

[24] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.

[25] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.

[26] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.

[27] Warne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/149/160. f. ?.

[28] The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.

[29] Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

[30] Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

[31] Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

[32] The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.

[33] Uboat.net page on the ship.

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[35] Uboat.net page on the man.

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