Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Oberon (1926)"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Line 16: Line 16:
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
 
On 13 November 1925, [[Guy D'Oyly-Hughes]] was appointed to the '''''O 1''''' while she was building.{{NLFeb26|p. 256}}
 
On 13 November 1925, [[Guy D'Oyly-Hughes]] was appointed to the '''''O 1''''' while she was building.{{NLFeb26|p. 256}}
 +
 +
Commissioned 4 August, 1927 for service with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 256}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
Line 21: Line 23:
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Oberon''">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Oberon''">
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Ralfe Thompson|nick=Charles R. Thompson|appt=January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 256}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Ralfe Thompson|nick=Charles R. Thompson|appt=January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 256}}|end=}}
 +
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Louis Merriman|nick=Frank L. Merriman|appt=15 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 256}}|end=}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  

Revision as of 14:35, 7 February 2018

H.M.S. Oberon (1926)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down: 1924
Launched: 24 Sep, 1926
Commissioned: 4 Aug, 1927[1]
Broken up: 1945

H.M.S. Oberon was a prototype overseas submarine laid down in 1924 and completed in 1927 for evaluation as part of the post-war Royal Navy. A faster refinement resulted in the six-boat Odin class.

Service

On 13 November 1925, Guy D'Oyly-Hughes was appointed to the O 1 while she was building.[2]

Commissioned 4 August, 1927 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[3]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Torpedoes

Guns

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 256.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Submarine H.M.S. Oberon



Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=H.M.S._Oberon_(1926)&oldid=259099"