H.M.S. J 4 (1916)

H.M.S. J 4 (1916)
Pendant Number:	J.4
Builder:	Pembroke Royal Dockyard
Launched:	2 Feb, 1916
Commissioned:	17 Jul, 1916
to Australia:	25 Mar, 1919

H.M.S. J 4 was one of seven submarines of the "J" class.

Service

She and the other five surviving "J" class boats were commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March, 1919.

All six paid off into reserve on 12 July, 1922 at Westernport.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

• Lieutenant-Commander Martin E. Nasmith, 1 April, 1916 – 16 January, 1917  (loaned to J 2 from 1 June 1916 to 5 July, 1916)
• Lieutenant-Commander Donald I. McGillewie, 16 June, 1917 – 15 August, 1918
• Lieutenant-Commander Frederick H. Taylor, 15 August, 1918 – 13 January, 1919
• Lieutenant-Commander Ambrose N. Lee, 13 January, 1919 – 27 April, 1921  (took sub into Australian hands)

See Also

• Wikipedia
• Royal Australian Navy page on J 4