H.M.S. M 2 (1918)
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| H.M.S. M 2 (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers[1] |
| Ordered: | May, 1916[2] |
| Launched: | 19 Oct, 1918[3] |
| Foundered: | 26 Jan, 1932[4] |
| Fate: | off Portland[5] |
H.M.S. M 2 was one of one of three monitor submarines of the "M" class completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In late 1920, submarines M 1, M 2 and M 3 were allocated to submarine reserve group "C" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones and tender to Dolphin.[6]
In 1923 while under the command of Henry Francis Morton Peto, M 2 collided with Cyclops and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.[7]
She was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.[8]
Completed to full complement on 5 July, 1927 for operation with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Claud L. Y. Dering, 25 February, 1919[10] – 18 September, 1920[11]
- Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 10 December, 1920[12] – 18 July, 1921 (and in command of other two "M" class)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred G. Hine, 2 July, 1921[13] – 15 August, 1922[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. M. Peto, 15 August, 1922[15] – 25 January, 1924[16]
- Lieutenant-Commander James L. Boyd, 25 January, 1924 – 23 May, 1924
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward G. Stanley, 20 August, 1922[17] – 1 September, 1924[18] (temporary, and in command of M 1)
- Lieutenant-Commander Jermyn Rushbrooke, 1 September, 1924[19] – 25 November, 1924[20] (and in command of M 1)
- Lieutenant-Commander Alec M. Carrie, 25 November, 1924[21][22] – 12 November, 1925[23] (and in command of M 1, died in M 1)
- Commander James L. Boyd, 13 January, 1926[24] – 21 October, 1926
- Lieutenant-Commander Colin Mayers, 21 October, 1926[25] – 22 January, 1927[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. A. Musters, 22 January, 1927[27][28] – 14 May, 1929
- Lieutenant-Commander Alexander S. Hutchinson, 14 May, 1929 – 17 November, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander John D. de M. Leathes, 17 November, 1930[29] – 26 January, 1932 (died when sub foundered)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
- ↑ Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
- ↑ Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
- ↑ Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/185. f. 553.
- ↑ Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/185. f. 553.
- ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
- ↑ Rushbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/335. f. 261.
- ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ Carrie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/83. f. 83.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 252.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 30 Dec. 1926, p. 5.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
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