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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Denis Vaughan Sprague|nick=Denis V. Sprague|appt=1 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 269}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Denis Vaughan Sprague|nick=Denis V. Sprague|appt=1 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 269}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ronald Hugh Dewhurst|nick=Ronald H. Dewhurst|appt=25 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=1 June, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lennox William Napier|nick=Lennox W. Napier|appt=1 June, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=19 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRNR}}|name=Alan Hamilton Barnett Anderson|nick=Alan H. B. Anderson|appt=19 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=16 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Lennox William Napier|nick=Lennox W. Napier|appt=16 April, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy Stewart Chetwode Clarabut|nick=Guy S. C. Clarabut|appt=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=27 March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Philip Holroyde Oakley|nick=John P. H. Oakley|appt=27 March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}|end=28 July, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|3415}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 25 September 2018
| H.M.S. Rorqual (1936) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 1 May, 1935 |
| Launched: | 27 Jul, 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 10 Feb, 1937 |
| Sold: | 19 Nov, 1945 |
H.M.S. Rorqual was one of six Grampus Class minelaying submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned on 21 November, 1936 for duty with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla.[1]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Denis V. Sprague, 1 September, 1936[2]
- Lieutenant-Commander Ronald H. Dewhurst, 25 August, 1939[3] – 1 June, 1941[4]
- Lieutenant in Command Lennox W. Napier, 1 June, 1941[5] – 19 January, 1942[6]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alan H. B. Anderson, 19 January, 1942[7] – 16 April, 1942[8]
- Lieutenant in Command Lennox W. Napier, 16 April, 1942[9] – 1 December, 1943[10]
- Lieutenant in Command Guy S. C. Clarabut, 1 December, 1943[11] – 27 March, 1944[12]
- Lieutenant in Command John P. H. Oakley, 27 March, 1944[13] – 28 July, 1945[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 269.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
| Grampus Class Minelaying Submarine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porpoise | Grampus | Narwhal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rorqual | Cachalot | Seal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <– | River Class | Submarines (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
