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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''M 2''''' was one of 4 submarines of the [["M" Class Submarine (1917)|"M" class]].
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''M 2''''' was one of one of three monitor submarines of the [["M" Class Submarine (1917)|"M" class]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].


==Service==
==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 {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}
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 {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}


In 1923 while under the command of [[Henry Francis Morton Peto]], ''M 2'' collided with {{UK-Cyclops}} and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>
In 1923 while under the command of [[Henry Francis Morton Peto]], ''M 2'' collided with {{UK-Cyclops}} and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>


Reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 252}}
She was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 252}}
 
Completed to full complement on 5 July, 1927 for operation with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 251}}


==Captains==
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claud Lacy Yea Dering|nick=Claud L. Y. Dering|appt=25 February, 1919<ref>Dering Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>|end=18 September, 1920<ref>Dering Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Claud Lacy Yea Dering|nick=Claud L. Y. Dering|appt=25 February, 1919<ref>Dering Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>|end=18 September, 1920<ref>Dering Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|nick=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|appt=10 December, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 804}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|nick=Hubert Vaughan-Jones|appt=10 December, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 804}}|end=18 July, 1921|note=and in command of other two "M" class}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred Gordon Hine|nick=Alfred G. Hine|appt=2 July, 1921<ref>Hine Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Hine Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alfred Gordon Hine|nick=Alfred G. Hine|appt=2 July, 1921<ref>Hine Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>|end=15 August, 1922<ref>Hine Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/286.|D7605041}} f. 301.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Francis Morton Peto|nick=Henry F. M. Peto|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>|end=25 January, 1924<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Francis Morton Peto|nick=Henry F. M. Peto|appt=15 August, 1922<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>|end=25 January, 1924<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alec Murray Carrie|nick=Alec M. Carrie|appt=25 November, 1924{{NLApr25|p. 252}}|end=|note=and in command of {{UK-M1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Lawrence Boyd|nick=James L. Boyd|appt=25 January, 1924|end=23 May, 1924}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Geldard Stanley|nick=Edward G. Stanley|appt=20 August, 1922<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/185.|}} f. 553.</ref>|end=1 September, 1924<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/185.|}} f. 553.</ref>|note=temporary, and in command of {{UK-M1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Jermyn Rushbrooke|nick=Jermyn Rushbrooke|appt=1 September, 1924<ref>Rushbrooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/335.|}} f. 261.</ref>|end=25 November, 1924<ref>Rushbrooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/335.|}} f. 261.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-M1}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alec Murray Carrie|nick=Alec M. Carrie|appt=25 November, 1924<ref>Carrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/83.|}} f. 83.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 252}}|end=12 November, 1925<ref>Carrie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/83.|}} f. 83.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-M1}}, died in ''M 1''}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Lawrence Boyd|nick=James L. Boyd|appt=13 January, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 252}}|end=21 October, 1926}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Colin Mayers|nick=Colin Mayers|appt=21 October, 1926<ref>Mayers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/144/679.|}} f. 680.</ref>|end=22 January, 1927<ref>Mayers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/144/679.|}} f. 680.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=22 January, 1927{{NavAppts|30 Dec. 1926, p. 5}}{{NLFeb29|p. 252}}|end=14 May, 1929}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Alexander Scrope Hutchinson|nick=Alexander S. Hutchinson|appt=14 May, 1929|end=17 November, 1930}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Duncan de Mussenden Leathes|nick=John D. de M. Leathes|appt=17 November, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 251}}|end=26 January, 1932|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when sub foundered}}
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 5 April 2024

H.M.S. M 2 (1918)
Builder: Vickers[1]
Ordered: May, 1916[2]
Launched: 19 Oct, 1918[3]
Foundered: 26 Jan, 1932[4]
Fate: off Portland[5]

H.M.S. M 2 was one of one of three monitor submarines of the "M" class completed for the Royal Navy.

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]

In 1923 while under the command of Henry Francis Morton Peto, M 2 collided with Cyclops and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.[7]

She was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.[8]

Completed to full complement on 5 July, 1927 for operation with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
  7. ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
  10. ↑ Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
  13. ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
  14. ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
  15. ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  16. ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  17. ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/185. f. 553.
  18. ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/185. f. 553.
  19. ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
  20. ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
  21. ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
  23. ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 252.
  25. ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  26. ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
  27. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 30 Dec. 1926, p. 5.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.

Bibliography


"M" Class Submarine
  M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4  
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