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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood|nick=Maurice B. R. Blackwood|appt=13 July, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 903}}|note=and as Captain (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood|nick=Maurice B. R. Blackwood|appt=13 July, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 903}}|note=and as Captain (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Cantrell Johnstone Soutter|nick=James C. J. Soutter|appt=26 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 295}}|end=|note=and as Commander (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Cantrell Johnstone Soutter|nick=James C. J. Soutter|appt=26 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 295}}|end=|note=and as Commander (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}} ('''N''')|name=George Francis Langford|nick=George F. Langford|appt=14 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 295}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}} ('''N''')|name=George Francis Langford|nick=George F. Langford|appt=14 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 295}}|end=4 September, 1925{{INF}}|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David Crawford Pillans|nick=David C. Pillans|appt=4 September, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 294}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:10, 3 February 2018
| H.M.S. Platypus (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | C8 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1916[3] |
| Sold: | Dec, 1957[4] |
H.M.S. Platypus was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Originally intended to support the Australian submarines AE 1 and AE 2, she became available after they were lost and was then commissioned in the Royal Navy.
Service
Platypus served with British submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[5]
She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in March of 1919, becoming H.M.A.S. Platypus.
Platypus was re-commissioned on 13 July, 1922.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. Gill, 27 March, 1917[7] – 20 April, 1917[8]
- Commander Charles G. Brodie, March, 1917[9] – 28 October, 1918[10] (and for submarines)
- Captain Edward C. Boyle, 28 October, 1918[11][12] – after March, 1919[13] (and in command of a Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Maurice B. R. Blackwood, 13 July, 1922[14] (and as Captain (D))
- Commander James C. J. Soutter, 26 May, 1923[15] (and as Commander (D))
- Commander (N) George F. Langford, 14 January, 1925[16] – 4 September, 1925[Inference]
- Captain David C. Pillans, 4 September, 1925[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 294.
- ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
- ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 903.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 294.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
