H.M.S. Rorqual (1936)

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.

Captains

• Lieutenant-Commander Denis V. Sprague, 1 September, 1936
• Lieutenant-Commander Ronald H. Dewhurst, 25 August, 1939 – 1 June, 1941
• Lieutenant in Command Lennox W. Napier, 1 June, 1941 – 19 January, 1942
• Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alan H. B. Anderson, 19 January, 1942 – 16 April, 1942
• Lieutenant in Command Lennox W. Napier, 16 April, 1942 – 1 December, 1943
• Lieutenant in Command Guy S. C. Clarabut, 1 December, 1943 – 27 March, 1944
• Lieutenant in Command John P. H. Oakley, 27 March, 1944 – 28 July, 1945

See Also

• Wikipedia