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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
''L 23'' was commissioned 26 August, 1924.{{ | ''L 23'' was commissioned 26 August, 1924.{{NLJul34|p. 250}} | ||
''L 23'' was withdrawn from the {{UK-SF|2}} to reserve on in late 1924, following {{UK-L22}} in doing so. They would be replaced in service by {{UK-L53}} and {{UK-L71}}.{{NMI|1 Nov. 1924, p. 17}} | |||
From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was with the {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul27|p. 250}}{{NLFeb29|p. 250}} | From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was with the {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJul27|p. 250}}{{NLFeb29|p. 250}} | ||
By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|2}},{{NLJul31|p. 249}} where she remained until at least | By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|2}},{{NLJul31|p. 249}} where she remained until at least October 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 250}} | ||
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.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}} | |||
By mid-1937 she was with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul37|p. 251}} | By mid-1937 she was with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul37|p. 251}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron|nick=Fitzroy H. D. Byron|appt=9 June, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=|note=and for {{UK-L53}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron|nick=Fitzroy H. D. Byron|appt=9 June, 1922{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=|note=and for {{UK-L53}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Arthur Aylmer|nick=Edward A. Aylmer|appt=20 June, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 250}}|end=24 July, 1926}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Arthur Aylmer|nick=Edward A. Aylmer|appt=20 June, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 250}}|end=24 July, 1926}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Edward Spragge|nick=Harold E. Spragge|appt=12 July, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 250}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Edward Spragge|nick=Harold E. Spragge|appt=12 July, 1926<ref>Spragge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 250}}|end=November, 1927<ref>Spragge Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Tom Dudley Kenneth Williams|nick=Tom D. K. Williams|appt=21 October, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Tom Dudley Kenneth Williams|nick=Tom D. K. Williams|appt=21 October, 1927<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/134.|}} f. 134.</ref>{{NavAppts|Monday, Oct 24, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44720}}{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}|end=July, 1929<ref>Williams Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/134.|}} f. 134.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Godfrey Wood Deneys|nick=James G. W. Deneys|appt= | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Godfrey Wood Deneys|nick=James G. W. Deneys|appt=30 December, 1930<ref>Deneys Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>|end=31 December, 1931<ref>Deneys Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/79.|}} f. 79.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas John Tresidder Corfield Jenks|nick=Thomas J. T. C. Jenks|appt=31 December, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 249}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas John Tresidder Corfield Jenks|nick=Thomas J. T. C. Jenks|appt=31 December, 1931<ref>Jenks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/116.|}} f. 116.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 249}}|end=10 August, 1933<ref>Jenks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/116.|}} f. 116.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Arthur Wallace Voelcker|nick=George A. W. Voelcker|appt=10 August, 1933<ref>Voelcker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 250}}|end=1935<ref>Voelcker Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/279.|}} f. 279.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Bertram Wilfrid Taylor|nick=Bertram W. Taylor|appt=29 August, 1936{{NavAppts|24 Aug. 1936, p. 6}}|end=5 September, 1936|note=may have been cancelled}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} (in Command?)|name=David Alexander Fraser|nick=David A. Fraser|appt=16 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 251}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} (in Command?)|name=David Alexander Fraser|nick=David A. Fraser|appt=16 December, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 251}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Donald Emberton Mansfield|nick=Donald E. Mansfield|appt=16 December, 1938{{NavAppts|5 Dec. 1938, p. 18}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis John Brooks|nick=Francis J. Brooks|appt=24 July, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=26 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Walker|nick=Charles G. Walker|appt=26 March, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=14 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Malcolm Galloway|nick=Robert M. Galloway|appt=14 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=26 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Michael Lindsay Coulton Crawford|nick=Michael L. C. Crawford|appt=26 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=December, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Leslie Frederick Lewis Hill|nick=Leslie F. L. Hill|appt=December, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=23 April, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Noel Catlow|nick=Thomas N. Catlow|appt=23 April, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=13 August, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Erasmus Barlow|nick=Thomas E. Barlow|appt=13 August, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=10 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Julian Clutterbuck|nick=Robert J. Clutterbuck|appt=10 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=5 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Michael Geoffrey Rawson Lumby|nick=Michael G. R. Lumby|appt=5 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=20 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest John Donaldson Turner|nick=Ernest J. D. Turner|appt=20 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=22 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Leslie Frederick Lewis Hill|nick=Leslie F. L. Hill|appt=22 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=22 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Molyneux Favell|nick=Richard M. Favell|appt=22 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=26 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Leslie Frederick Lewis Hill|nick=Leslie F. L. Hill|appt=26 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=27 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Stirling Bridger|nick=John S. Bridger|appt=27 July, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=19 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Boyd (UK)|nick=Robert Boyd|appt=19 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=28 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Stirling Bridger|nick=John S. Bridger|appt=28 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=1 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Arthur Anthony Duff|nick=Arthur A. Duff|appt=1 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=22 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Alan Hamilton Barnett Anderson|nick=Alan H. B. Anderson|appt=22 December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=May, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Huston Roe Murray|nick=Huston R. Murray|appt=May, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=c. February, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Seaburne May|nick=Hugh S. May|appt=c. February, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}|end=December, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|7747}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Thomas Sallis|nick=Richard T. Sallis|appt=December, 1944{{UBAlly|2197}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAlly|2197}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Richard Thomas Sallis|nick=Richard T. Sallis|appt=December, 1944{{UBAlly|2197}}|end=mid 1945{{UBAlly|2197}}}} | ||
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| H.M.S. L 23 (1919) | |
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| Pendant Number: | L.23[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Jul, 1919[4] |
| Sold: | 1946[5] |
H.M.S. L 23 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
L 23 was commissioned 26 August, 1924.[6]
L 23 was withdrawn from the Second Submarine Flotilla to reserve on in late 1924, following L 22 in doing so. They would be replaced in service by L 53 and L 71.[7]
From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8][9]
By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the Second Submarine Flotilla,[10] where she remained until at least October 1935.[11]
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.[12]
By mid-1937 she was with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Fitzroy H. D. Byron, 9 June, 1922[14] (and for L 53)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward A. Aylmer, 20 June, 1924[15] – 24 July, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold E. Spragge, 12 July, 1926[16][17] – November, 1927[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Tom D. K. Williams, 21 October, 1927[19][20][21] – July, 1929[22]
- Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 30 December, 1930[23] – 31 December, 1931[24]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas J. T. C. Jenks, 31 December, 1931[25][26] – 10 August, 1933[27]
- Commander George A. W. Voelcker, 10 August, 1933[28][29] – 1935[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Bertram W. Taylor, 29 August, 1936[31] – 5 September, 1936 (may have been cancelled)
- Lieutenant (in Command?) David A. Fraser, 16 December, 1936[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Donald E. Mansfield, 16 December, 1938[33]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis J. Brooks, 24 July, 1939[34] – 26 March, 1940[35]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles G. Walker, 26 March, 1940[36] – 14 July, 1940[37]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert M. Galloway, 14 July, 1940[38] – 26 August, 1940[39]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael L. C. Crawford, 26 August, 1940[40] – December, 1940[41]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, December, 1940[42] – 23 April, 1941[43]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas N. Catlow, 23 April, 1941[44] – 13 August, 1941[45]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas E. Barlow, 13 August, 1941[46] – 10 January, 1942[47]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert J. Clutterbuck, 10 January, 1942[48] – 5 March, 1942[49]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael G. R. Lumby, 5 March, 1942[50] – 20 April, 1942[51]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest J. D. Turner, 20 April, 1942[52] – 22 June, 1942[53]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, 22 June, 1942[54] – 22 June, 1942[55]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard M. Favell, 22 June, 1942[56] – 26 June, 1942[57]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, 26 June, 1942[58] – 27 July, 1942[59]
- Lieutenant in Command John S. Bridger, 27 July, 1942[60] – 19 November, 1942[61]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert Boyd, 19 November, 1942[62] – 28 November, 1942[63]
- Lieutenant in Command John S. Bridger, 28 November, 1942[64] – 1 December, 1942[65]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur A. Duff, 1 December, 1942[66] – 22 December, 1942[67]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alan H. B. Anderson, 22 December, 1942[68] – May, 1943[69]
- Lieutenant in Command Huston R. Murray, May, 1943[70] – c. February, 1944[71]
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh S. May, c. February, 1944[72] – December, 1944[73]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard T. Sallis, December, 1944[74] – mid 1945[75]
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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 250.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Nov. 1924, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
- ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 250.
- ↑ Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 250.
- ↑ Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/134. f. 134.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 24, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44720.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Jenks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/116. f. 116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
- ↑ Jenks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/116. f. 116.
- ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
- ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 24 Aug. 1936, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 5 Dec. 1938, p. 18.
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