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''Olympus'' was prepared for her commissioning by Lieutenant ('''E''') J. P. W. Furse, appointed to her 14 November, 1928.  He may also have commissioned her{{NLFeb29|p. 256}} when she did so at the Clyde on 25 September, 1929 for service with the {{UK-SF|3}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 256}}  She remained in this assignment until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 257}}
  
 
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Revision as of 15:12, 19 April 2018

H.M.S. Olympus (1928)
Builder: William Beardmore & Company
Launched: 11 Dec, 1928[1]
Mined: 8 May, 1942[2]

H.M.S. Olympus was one of six Odin Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Olympus was prepared for her commissioning by Lieutenant (E) J. P. W. Furse, appointed to her 14 November, 1928. He may also have commissioned her[3] when she did so at the Clyde on 25 September, 1929 for service with the Third Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.[4] She remained in this assignment until at least early 1933.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.


Odin Class Submarine
  Odin Olympus Orpheus  
  Osiris Oswald Otus  
<– Oxley Class Submarines (UK) Parthian Class –>
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