H.M.S. J 4 (1916)
From The Dreadnought Project
H.M.S. J 4 (1916) | |
---|---|
Pendant Number: | J.4[1] |
Builder: | Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2] |
Launched: | 2 Feb, 1916[3] |
Commissioned: | 17 Jul, 1916[4] |
to Australia: | 25 Mar, 1919[5] |
Service
She and the other five surviving "J" class boats were commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March, 1919.[6]
All six paid off into reserve on 12 July, 1922 at Westernport.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Martin E. Nasmith, 1 April, 1916[8] – 16 January, 1917[9] (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)
- Lieutenant-Commander John Drinkwater, 27 April, 1921 – 31 August, 1923
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on J 4.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on J 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 901.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
Bibliography
"J" Class Submarine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J 1 | J 2 | J 3 | J 4 | J 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J 6 | J 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
<– | "G" Class | Submarines (UK) | "K" Class | –> |