H.M.S. M 1 (1917)
| H.M.S. M 1 (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | M.1[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Launched: | 9 Jul, 1917[3] |
| Collision: | 12 Nov, 1925[4] |
| Fate: | w/ S.S. Vidar[5] |
H.M.S. M 1 was one of three monitor submarines of the "M" class completed for the Royal Navy, and the only one completed in time to see service during the war.
Service
In late 1920, submarines M 1, M 2 and M 3 were allocated to submarine reserve group "C" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones and tender to Dolphin.[6]
The was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924[7] and shared a common commander with M 2: Lt. Cdr. Alec Murray Carrie.
By 1925, M 1 was in the Fifth Submarine Flotilla, which ventured to Oban and to Antwerp. By November, it had acquired the moniker of the Anti-Submarine Flotilla, arriving at Yarmouth on November 9. A rather large exercise involving M 1 and submarines L 17, L 22 and L 17 was conducted in the Channel south of Dartmouth. On the 12th, in rough seas and good visibility, M 1 failed to rendezvous with the other submarines.[8]
It would turn out that M 1 was lost in collision in the English Channel with Swedish steamer S.S. Vidar, resulting in the death of Carrie and all 68 men aboard.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Robert Bertram Ramsay, 10 October, 1918[9] – January, 1920[10]
- Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 10 December, 1920[11] – 18 July, 1921 (and in command of other two "M" class)
- Commander Charles G. Brodie, 30 March, 1921[12] – 12 July, 1922[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward G. Stanley, 10 July, 1922[14] – 1 September, 1924[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Jermyn Rushbrooke, 1 September, 1924[16] – 25 November, 1924[17] (and in command of M 2)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alec M. Carrie, 25 November, 1924[18][19] – 12 November, 1925[20] (and in command of M 2, died in loss of M 1)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ 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. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ "Submarine M1 Missing." The Times (London, England), 13 Nov. 1925, p. 12.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/185. f. 553.
- ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
- ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
- ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
Bibliography
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