H.M.S. L 17 (1918)
| H.M.S. L 17 (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L.17[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Launched: | 13 May, 1918[3] |
| Sold: | Feb, 1934[4] |
H.M.S. L 17 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In 1919, she collided with a floating dock at Haslar.[5]
In March, 1925 she, L 14 and L 18 comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake.[6]
In mid-1927, she was one of two minelaying "L" class submarines in Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland.[7]
In early 1929, she and L 14 comprised Group "M" submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Scrope Hutchinson, who'd been appointed on 15 November, 1928.[8] This group remained intact until at least mid-1931.[9]
By early 1933, a third boat had joined Group M, and the officer in command had changed.[10]
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.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 1 July, 1918[12] – 19 February, 1919[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander William R. Richardson, 19 February, 1919 – 11 June, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. M. Peto, 11 June, 1919[14] – 24 September, 1919[15]
- Commander Charles de Burgh, 25 September, 1919[16][17] – July, 1920[18]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, 14 August, 1920[19] – 18 October, 1920[20] (temporary)
- Lieutenant in Command Leslie H. Ashmore, 20 November, 1920[21][22]
- Lieutenant-Commander Theodore F. A. Voysey, 5 November, 1923[23] (and of two other submarines in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake, 24 February, 1925[24] (and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Harry P. Kendall Oram, 24 January, 1926[25] – 5 May, 1930 (and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Tom B. Okell, 1 December, 1926[26] – 1928 (and of one other "L" class boat in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander S. Hutchinson, 15 November, 1928 – 14 May, 1929 (and also L 14 in Group "M" in reserve at Portsmouth)
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy C. Harris, 27 September, 1930[27] – 25 August, 1932[28] (and also one other submarine in Group M in reserve at Portsmouth)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugo M. C. Ionides, 25 August, 1932 (and also two other boats in Group M in reserve at Portsmouth)
There is clearly an issue with Oram and Okell.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ Colpoys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/95. f. 97.
- ↑ Colpoys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/95. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ Ashmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 99.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
- ↑ Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/117. f. 117.
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