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==Service==
==Service==
''Poseidon'' was lost to a collision 21 miles north of Wei-hai-Wei.<ref>"A Submarine Sunk."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.</ref>


==Captains==
==Captains==
''Poseidon'' only had a single commanding officer before she was lost to collision.
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* "A Submarine Sunk."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.
* "The Lost Ship."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 1 August 2021

H.M.S. Poseidon (1929)
Builder: Vickers, Barrow
Launched: 21 Jun, 1929
Collision: 9 Jun, 1931

H.M.S. Poseidon was one of six Parthian Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Poseidon was lost to a collision 21 miles north of Wei-hai-Wei.[1]

Captains

Poseidon only had a single commanding officer before she was lost to collision.

See Also

  • Wikipedia
  • "A Submarine Sunk." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.
  • "The Lost Ship." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.

Footnotes

  1. "A Submarine Sunk." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.
  2. Galpin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 84.
  3. "The Lost Ship." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.


Parthian Class Submarine
  Pandora Parthian Perseus  
  Phoenix Poseidon Proteus  
<– Odin Class Submarines (UK) Rainbow Class –>