H.M.S. L 23 (1919)
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| H.M.S. L 23 (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L.23[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Ordered: | December, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 1 Jul, 1919[4] |
| Sold: | 1946[5] |
H.M.S. L 23 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
L 23 was commissioned 26 August, 1924.[6]
L 23 was withdrawn from the Second Submarine Flotilla to reserve on in late 1924, following L 22 in doing so. They would be replaced in service by L 53 and L 71.[7]
From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8][9]
By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the Second Submarine Flotilla,[10] where she remained until at least October 1935.[11]
By mid-1937 she was with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Fitzroy H. D. Byron, 9 June, 1922[13] (and for L 53)
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward A. Aylmer, 20 June, 1924[14] – 24 July, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Harold E. Spragge, 12 July, 1926[15]
- Lieutenant-Commander Tom D. K. Williams, 21 October, 1927[16][17][18] – July, 1929[19]
- Lieutenant-Commander James G. W. Deneys, 30 December, 1930[20] – 31 December, 1931[21]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas J. T. C. Jenks, 31 December, 1931[22][23] – 10 August, 1933[24]
- Commander George A. W. Voelcker, 10 August, 1933[25][26] – 1935[27]
- Lieutenant in Command Bertram W. Taylor, 29 August, 1936[28] – 5 September, 1936 (may have been cancelled)
- Lieutenant (in Command?) David A. Fraser, 16 December, 1936[29]
- Lieutenant in Command Donald E. Mansfield, 16 December, 1938[30]
- Lieutenant in Command Francis J. Brooks, 24 July, 1939[31] – 26 March, 1940[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles G. Walker, 26 March, 1940[33] – 14 July, 1940[34]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert M. Galloway, 14 July, 1940[35] – 26 August, 1940[36]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael L. C. Crawford, 26 August, 1940[37] – December, 1940[38]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, December, 1940[39] – 23 April, 1941[40]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas N. Catlow, 23 April, 1941[41] – 13 August, 1941[42]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas E. Barlow, 13 August, 1941[43] – 10 January, 1942[44]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert J. Clutterbuck, 10 January, 1942[45] – 5 March, 1942[46]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael G. R. Lumby, 5 March, 1942[47] – 20 April, 1942[48]
- Lieutenant in Command Ernest J. D. Turner, 20 April, 1942[49] – 22 June, 1942[50]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, 22 June, 1942[51] – 22 June, 1942[52]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard M. Favell, 22 June, 1942[53] – 26 June, 1942[54]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Leslie F. L. Hill, 26 June, 1942[55] – 27 July, 1942[56]
- Lieutenant in Command John S. Bridger, 27 July, 1942[57] – 19 November, 1942[58]
- Lieutenant in Command Robert Boyd, 19 November, 1942[59] – 28 November, 1942[60]
- Lieutenant in Command John S. Bridger, 28 November, 1942[61] – 1 December, 1942[62]
- Lieutenant in Command Arthur A. Duff, 1 December, 1942[63] – 22 December, 1942[64]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command Alan H. B. Anderson, 22 December, 1942[65] – May, 1943[66]
- Lieutenant in Command Huston R. Murray, May, 1943[67] – c. February, 1944[68]
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh S. May, c. February, 1944[69] – December, 1944[70]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard T. Sallis, December, 1944[71] – mid 1945[72]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 250.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 1 Nov. 1924, p. 17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 250.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/134. f. 134.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 24, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44720.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
- ↑ Williams Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/134. f. 134.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Deneys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Jenks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196.123/116. f. 116.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
- ↑ Jenks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196.123/116. f. 116.
- ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
- ↑ Voelcker Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/279. f. 279.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 24 Aug. 1936, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 251.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 5 Dec. 1938, p. 18.
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