H.M.S. H 23 (1918)

H.M.S. H 23 (1918)
Pendant Number:	H.23
Builder:	Vickers
Ordered:	Jan-Feb, 1917
Launched:	29 Jan, 1918
Commissioned:	Apr, 1918
Sold:	May, 1934

H.M.S. H 23 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

From mid-1927, part of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.

In early 1929, still part of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.

She was reduced to immediate Reserve at Gosport on 22 July, 1932, but still affiliated with 5 S.F..

In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant in Command Ernest G. Ebblewhite, 20 February, 1918 – April, 1919
• Lieutenant in Command John G. H. Steedman, 10 October, 1919 – early 1920
• Lieutenant in Command Lancelot V. Donne, 3 September, 1920 – 1 September, 1921
• Lieutenant & Commander Aubrey C. Newbold, 27 September, 1921 – 27 February, 1922
• Lieutenant in Command Brian L. Clark, 27 February, 1922 – 19 January, 1923
• Lieutenant-Commander Basil N. Downie, 19 January, 1923 – 19 February, 1924
• Lieutenant in Command Walter E. Higham, 20 August, 1924 – 28 April, 1926
• Lieutenant in Command Guy C. Harris, 29 April, 1926 – 13 April, 1927
• Lieutenant in Command Thomas E. K. Donaldson, 20 April, 1927
• Lieutenant-Commander Caledon C. Alexander, 3 August, 1927 – 7 November, 1927  (temporary)
• Lieutenant in Command Hugh V. King, 7 November, 1927 – 22 February, 1929
• Lieutenant-Commander Albert M. Chovil, 2 February, 1931

See Also

• Wikipedia