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| + | |comm=3 Jul, 1929{{NLJan33|p. 254}} | ||
| + | |cat=Misc | ||
| + | |fatedate=30 Jun, 1942 | ||
| + | |order=14 September 1926 | ||
| + | |chain=NONE | ||
| + | |name=Medway | ||
| + | |builder=[[Vickers-Armstrongs]], Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| + | |launch=19 Jul, 1928 | ||
| + | |laid=Apr, 1927 | ||
| + | |nat=UK | ||
| + | |type=depot ship | ||
| + | |fate=Torpedoed | ||
| + | |pend=25 | ||
| + | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
'''H.M.S. ''Medway''''' was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship in the [[Royal Navy]]. | '''H.M.S. ''Medway''''' was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | Commissioned at Barrow-in-Furness on 3 July, 1929, and joined the {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]]. | ||
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She served on the [[China Station]] before World War II, and moved to Egypt in 1940. | She served on the [[China Station]] before World War II, and moved to Egypt in 1940. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=1 January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 254}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=1 January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 254}}|end=|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Richard Marrack|nick=Hugh R. Marrack|appt=2 February, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 254}}|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-SF|4}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Richard Marrack|nick=Hugh R. Marrack|appt=2 February, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 254}}|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-SF|4}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Allan Poland|nick=Allan Poland|appt=17 March, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 255}}|end=28 September, 1934{{INF}}|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|4}}}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=28 September, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 254}}|end=|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|4}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:31, 2 May 2019
| H.M.S. Medway (1928) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 25 |
| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Ordered: | 14 September 1926 |
| Laid down: | Apr, 1927 |
| Launched: | 19 Jul, 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 3 Jul, 1929[1] |
| Torpedoed: | 30 Jun, 1942 |
H.M.S. Medway was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship in the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Barrow-in-Furness on 3 July, 1929, and joined the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.
She served on the China Station before World War II, and moved to Egypt in 1940.
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Colin Cantlie, 1 January, 1929[2]
- Captain Hugh R. Marrack, 2 February, 1931[3] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Allan Poland, 17 March, 1933[4] – 28 September, 1934[Inference] (and as Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Cyril G. B. Coltart, 28 September, 1934[5] (and as Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 254.
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