H.M.S. H 27 (1918)

H.M.S. H 27 (1918)
Pendant Number:	H.27^[1]
Builder:	Vickers^[2]
Ordered:	Jan-Feb, 1917^[3]
Launched:	25 Sep, 1918^[4]
Sold:	Aug, 1935^[5]

H.M.S. H 27 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

In mid-1927, she was attached to the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.^[6]

Commissioned at Portsmouth on 1 September 1928 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.^[7]

Commissioned on 10 August, 1929 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.^[8] By early 1933, she was with Sixth Submarine Flotilla at Portland under the command of R. R. Helbert.^[9]

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.^[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant & Commander Arthur S. Lindsell, 3 November, 1918^[11] – 1 October, 1920
Lieutenant in Command Thomas I. S. Bell, 1 October, 1920 – 29 October, 1920
Lieutenant in Command Patrick S. J. Ponsonby, 30 October, 1920^[12] – 14 October, 1921
Lieutenant in Command Harry P. K. Oram, 15 September, 1922^[13] – 15 September, 1923
Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Crane, 25 August, 1923^[14] – 7 September, 1924
Lieutenant-Commander Robert S. Barry, 7 September, 1924 – 19 July, 1926
Lieutenant in Command Arthur S. H. Morris, 28 February, 1927^[15]^[16]
Lieutenant in Command John R. S. Brown, 1 September, 1928^[17] – 1929
Lieutenant in Command John E. Broome, August, 1929^[18] – 17 August, 1930^[19]
Lieutenant in Command Edgar L. Armstrong, 18 August, 1930^[20] – 17 August, 1931
Lieutenant in Command Charles W. Greening, 3 September, 1932^[21]
Lieutenant-Commander Reginald R. Helbert, November, 1932^[22] – 1 June, 1933^[23]

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
↑ 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. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 19 Feb. 1927, p. 4.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
↑ Broome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/252. f. ?.
↑ Broome Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/148/252. f. ?.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 24 Aug. 1932, p. 15.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
↑ Helbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/126. f. ?.