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On 13 November 1925, [[Guy D'Oyly-Hughes]] was appointed to the '''''O 1''''' while she was building.{{NLFeb26|p. 256}}
 
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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Louis Merriman|nick=Frank L. Merriman|appt=15 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 256}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Louis Merriman|nick=Frank L. Merriman|appt=15 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 256}}|end=}}

Revision as of 12:46, 5 March 2018

H.M.S. Oberon (1926)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down: 1924
Launched: 24 Sep, 1926
Commissioned: 25 Sep, 1926[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]

She was 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. (July, 1927). p. 257.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 256.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  6. ↑ 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



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