H.M.S. M 3 (1918)
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| H.M.S. M 3 (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Aug, 1916[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Oct, 1918[3] |
| Sold: | Feb, 1932[4] |
H.M.S. M 3 was 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.[5]
Reduced to Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 October, 1926.[6]
M 3 was converted to a minelaying submarine in 1927. She had a capacity for 100 mines.
Completed to full complement on 8 October, 1928. By mid-1931, however, she had only a Lieutenant (E) assigned to her.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick H. Taylor, 13 January, 1919 – 17 August, 1920
- Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 10 December, 1920[8] – 18 July, 1921 (and in command of other two "M" class)
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh R. Marrack, 10 June, 1921[9] – 14 April, 1923[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander (I, Du.) Colin Mayers, 14 April, 1923[11] – 24 April, 1924[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Jermyn Rushbrooke, 22 April, 1924[13] – 1 September, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander (I, Du.) Colin Mayers, 1 September, 1924[14] – 12 July, 1926[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, 12 July, 1926 – 11 January, 1927
- Lieutenant-Commander Ian A. P. Macintyre, 11 January, 1927[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander Brereton R. Hooper, 6 January, 1930 – 11 September, 1930
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
Bibliography
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