H.M.S. L 18 (1918)

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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]

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. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  10. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  13. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  14. Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
  15. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  16. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  17. Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  19. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.

Bibliography


"L" Class Submarine
L 1 Group
  L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4  
  L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8  
L 9 Group
L 9 L 10 L 15 L 16 L 18
L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23
L 24 L 26 L 27 L 32 L 33
L 9 Group Minelayers
L 11 L 12 L 14 L 17 L 25
L 50 Group
L 52 L 53 L 54 L 55 L 56
  L 69 L 71  
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