H.M.S. Oberon (1926)
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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] By early 1933, she was with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[4] By mid-1937, she was back with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, 13 November, 1925[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Thompson, January, 1929[7]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank L. Merriman, 15 May, 1930[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank G. Hackforth-Jones, 16 April, 1935[9]
Torpedoes
Guns
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 257.
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).
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