H.M.S. Spearfish (1936)

H.M.S. Spearfish (1936)
Builder:	Cammell Laird
Ordered:	1934 Programme
Laid down:	23 May, 1935
Launched:	21 Apr, 1936
Commissioned:	11 Dec, 1936
Sunk:	1 Aug, 1940

H.M.S. Spearfish was one of sixty-two "S" Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned on 5 September, 1936 for service with the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.

Captains

• Lieutenant-Commander Frank G. Hackforth-Jones, 14 April, 1936 – 13 August, 1936
• Lieutenant-Commander Reginald R. Helbert, 13 August, 1936 – 25 January, 1937
• Lieutenant-Commander James G. P. D. Long, 25 January, 1937
• Lieutenant in Command John H. Eaden, 17 December, 1938 – 12 November, 1939
• Lieutenant-Commander John H. Forbes, 31 January, 1940 – 2 August, 1940  (died when submarine lost under his command)

See Also

• Wikipedia