H.M.S. K 26 (1919)

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H.M.S. K 26 (1919)
Pendant Number: K.26[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: Early 1918[3]
Launched: 26 Aug, 1919[4]
Commissioned: Jun, 1923[5]
Sold: Mar, 1931[6]
H.M.S. K 26 was one of 18 submarines of the "K" class.

Service

K 26 was commissioned at Chatham on 19 May, 1923 for service with the First Submarine Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[7]

By early 1929, the First Submarine Flotilla had moved with her to the Mediterranean.[8]

K 26 was reduced to Material Reserve at Malta on 13 December, 1930.[9] On 31 March 1931, it was announced that she was to be readied for sale "forthwith".[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 89.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  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. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 249.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 247.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 247.
  10. "K 26 for Sale." The Times (London, England), 31 Mar. 1931, p. 6.
  11. Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  12. Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 249.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 249.
  15. Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
  16. Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 249.
  18. Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
  19. Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
  20. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 247.

Bibliography


"K" Class Submarine
Original Design
K 1 K 2 K 3 K 4 K 5
K 6 K 7 K 8 K 9 K 10
K 11 K 12 K 13 K 14 K 15
  K 16 K 17  
Improved Design
  K 26  
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