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In mid-1927 she was still in Group "D", which was now under the command of [[Arthur Salusbury Lindsell]].{{NLJul27|p. 251}}
 
In mid-1927 she was still in Group "D", which was now under the command of [[Arthur Salusbury Lindsell]].{{NLJul27|p. 251}}
  
Paid off into Dockyard Control on 12 March, 1928, soon to begin work as a target submarine.{{NLJul31|p. 248}}
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By early 1933, she was one of three "L" class boats comprising Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of {{LCommRN}} [[John Pollington Apps]].{{NLJan33|p. 250}}
  
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cornelius Octavius Regnart|nick=Cornelius O. Regnart|appt=3 April, 1918|end=23 February, 1920|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cornelius Octavius Regnart|nick=Cornelius O. Regnart|appt=3 April, 1918|end=23 February, 1920|precBy=New Command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=6 December, 1920<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 800}}|end=30 May, 1921<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>|note=and also {{UK-L12}}, as part of Group D in reserve at Portsmouth}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=6 December, 1920<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 800}}|end=30 May, 1921<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>|note=and also {{UK-L12}}, as part of Group D in reserve at Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|nick=James A. P. Blackburn|appt=21 June, 1921|end=19 November, 1921|note=and also Group D submarines in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|nick=James A. P. Blackburn|appt=21 June, 1921|end=19 November, 1921|note=and also Group "D" submarines in reserve at Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Parkinson|nick=Thomas Parkinson|appt=20 August, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=|note=and also two other boats comprising Group D in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Parkinson|nick=Thomas Parkinson|appt=20 August, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=|note=and also two other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Salusbury Lindsell|nick=Arthur S. Lindsell|appt=November, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 251}}|end=|note=and also three other boats comprising Group D in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Salusbury Lindsell|nick=Arthur S. Lindsell|appt=November, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 251}}|end=|note=and also three other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Pollington Apps|nick=John P. Apps|appt=8 January, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 250}}|end=|note=and also two other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
 
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Revision as of 19:10, 18 April 2018

H.M.S. L 6 (1918)
Pendant Number: L.6[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Ordered: May, 1916[3]
Launched: 14 Jan, 1918[4]
Sold: 1935[5]

H.M.S. L 6 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

On 7 July, 1919, she and L 12 were placed in submarine reserve group "D" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of Lieutenant Benjamin C. A. Tweedy and tender to Dolphin.[6] By the end of 1920, Lieutenant Theodore F. A. Voysey was in charge.[7]

In March, 1925 she, E 48 and L 12 comprised Group "D" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Parkinson.[8]

In mid-1927 she was still in Group "D", which was now under the command of Arthur Salusbury Lindsell.[9]

She paid off into Dockyard Control on 12 March, 1928, soon to begin work as a target submarine.[10]

By early 1933, she was one of three "L" class boats comprising Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of Lieutenant-Commander John Pollington Apps.[11]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  6. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  12. Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  14. Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  17. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.

Bibliography


"L" Class Submarine
L 1 Group
  L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4  
  L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8  
L 9 Group
L 9 L 10 L 15 L 16 L 18
L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23
L 24 L 26 L 27 L 32 L 33
L 9 Group Minelayers
L 11 L 12 L 14 L 17 L 25
L 50 Group
L 52 L 53 L 54 L 55 L 56
  L 69 L 71  
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