H.M.S. J 7 (1917)

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H.M.S. J 7 (1917)
Pendant Number: J.7[1]
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[2]
Launched: 21 Feb, 1917[3]
Commissioned: Sep, 1917[4]
Sold: Nov, 1929[5]
H.M.S. J 7 was one of seven submarines of the "J" class.

Service

After the war, J 7 was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy, becoming H.M.A.S. J 7.

She and the other five surviving "J" class boats were commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March, 1919.[6]

All six paid off into reserve on 12 July, 1922 at Westernport.[7]

In early 1926, she was attached to Flinders Naval Base. None of her sisters are mentioned in the Navy List.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  6. Royal Australian Navy page on J 4.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 901.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 293.
  9. Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
  10. Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
  11. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.
  12. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.
  13. Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
  14. Byron Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/315. f. 169.
  15. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.
  16. Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.

Bibliography


"J" Class Submarine
J 1 J 2 J 3 J 4 J 5
  J 6 J 7  
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