H.M.S. H 47 (1918)

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H.M.S. H 47 (1918)
Pendant Number: H.47[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Ordered: March, 1917[3]
Launched: 19 Nov, 1918[4]
Collision: 9 Jul, 1929[5]
H.M.S. H 47 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was part of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.[6][7]

H 47 sank after being rammed by L 12 near Milford Haven on 9 July, 1929. Both submarines had been on the surface, and L 12's officer of the watch Lt. Keen felt that H 47 had made an unsound manoeuvre as he tried unsuccessfully to avoid collision by applying the Rules of the Road.[8][9][10]

Twenty-four men in H 47 died. Her commander, Robert James Gardner was reprimanded following a Court Martial.[11]

A memorial to her lost crew was purchased by subscription from the personnel of her parent ship H.M.S. Vulcan and emplaced near the altar of the Royal Naval Church, Portland. Rear-Admiral Grace unveiled the memorial on 10 November, 1929.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 22.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  8. ↑ "L 12 at Milford Haven." The Times (London, England), 10 July 1929, p. 16.
  9. ↑ "Submarines' Dive at H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1929, p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Loss of H 47." The Times (London, England), 27 July 1929, p. 9.
  11. ↑ "Commander of H 47 Reprimanded." The Times (London, England), 3 Aug. 1929, p. 10.
  12. ↑ "Memorial To Crew Of Submarine H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 Nov. 1929, p. 8.
  13. ↑ Granet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/106. f. 106.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  15. ↑ Granet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/106. f. 106.
  16. ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
  18. ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  19. ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  20. ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
  22. ↑ Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.
  23. ↑ Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
  25. ↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.
  26. ↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.
  27. ↑ "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
  28. ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
  30. ↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

Bibliography


"H" Class Submarine
Group 1
H 1 H 2 H 3 H 4 H 5
H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10
Group 2
H 11 H 12 H 13 H 14 H 15
H 16 H 17 H 18 H 19 H 20
Group 3
H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H 25
H 26 H 27 H 28 H 29 H 30
H 31 H 32 H 33 H 34 H 41
H 42 H 43 H 44 H 47 H 48
  H 49 H 50 H 51 H 52  
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