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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 18''''' was one of 35 submarines of the [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 18''''' was one of thirty-five [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In March, 1925 she, {{UK-L14}} and {{UK-L17}} comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Henry Neville Lake|Henry N. Lake]].{{NLApr25|p. 251}}
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Brought to full complement on 15 May, 1926.{{NLJan33|p. 249}}
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In early 1929 she was with {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}
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By mid-1931, she was attached to the {{UK-SF|2}},{{NLJul31|p. 248}} remaining there through at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 249}}  She was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth on 3 May, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 250}}
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In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''L 18''">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''L 18''">
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Anthony Bevis Lockhart|nick=Anthony B. Lockhart|appt=23 November, 1918{{NLJun20|p. 799}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Anthony Bevis Lockhart|nick=Anthony B. Lockhart|appt=23 November, 1918{{NLJun20|p. 799}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Alistair Shand Cumming|nick=Alistair S. Cumming|appt=6 December, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 799}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Alastair Shand Cumming|nick=Alastair S. Cumming|appt=6 December, 1920<ref>Cumming Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=24 June, 1921<ref>Cumming Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Neville Lake|nick=Henry N. Lake|appt=c. early 1926<ref>Lake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>|end=November, 1926<ref>Lake Service Record.   {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=27 July, 1921|end=May, 1922}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=2 February, 1923|end=c. late 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=5 November, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=|note=and of two other submarines in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Neville Lake|nick=Henry N. Lake|appt=24 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=November, 1926<ref>Lake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>|note=and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harry Percy Kendall Oram|nick=Harry P. Kendall Oram|appt=24 January, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=|note=and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ralph Adam Nicholson|nick=Ralph A. Nicholson|appt=25 October, 1926<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=7 February, 1927<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|nick=Vivian R. S. Bowlby|appt=15 March, 1927<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>|end=December, 1927<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Caledon Charles Alexander|nick=Caledon C. Alexander|appt=7 November, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}|end=14 January, 1930<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/87.|}} f. 87.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gerald Gordon Slade|nick=Gerald G. Slade|appt=14 January, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 248}}|end=15 December, 1931}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher de Saumarez Brock|nick=Christopher de S. Brock|appt=14 December, 1931<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 249}}|ass=15 December, 1931<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>|end=29 June, 1933<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Guy Howard Bolus|nick=Guy H. Bolus|appt=5 September, 1934{{NavAppts|11 Sept. 1934, p. 21}}|end=}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 11 April 2023

H.M.S. L 18 (1918)
Pendant Number: L.18[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: December, 1916[3]
Launched: 21 Nov, 1918[4]
Sold: Oct, 1936[5]
H.M.S. L 18 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In March, 1925 she, L 14 and L 17 comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake.[6]

Brought to full complement on 15 May, 1926.[7]

In early 1929 she was with First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8]

By mid-1931, she was attached to the Second Submarine Flotilla,[9] remaining there through at least early 1933.[10] She was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth on 3 May, 1935.[11]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  10. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
  12. "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  13. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  14. Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  16. Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  18. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  19. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
  20. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  21. Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
  22. Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
  23. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  24. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  25. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  26. Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/87. f. 87.
  27. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  28. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/81. f. 81.
  29. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  30. Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/81. f. 81.
  31. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 11 Sept. 1934, p. 21.

Bibliography


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  L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8  
L 9 Group
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L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23
L 24 L 26 L 27 L 32 L 33
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  L 69 L 71  
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