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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Redvers Michael Prior|nick=Redvers M. Prior|appt=18 November, 1918|end=31 January, 1919}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Redvers Michael Prior|nick=Redvers M. Prior|appt=18 November, 1918|end=31 January, 1919}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|nick=Vivian R. S. Bowlby|appt=8 July, 1920<ref>Bowlby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 851}}|end=31 December, 1920<ref>Bowlby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|nick=Vivian R. S. Bowlby|appt=8 July, 1920<ref>Bowlby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 851}}|end=31 December, 1920<ref>Bowlby Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>}} |
Revision as of 11:42, 24 January 2021
H.M.S. R 8 (1918) | |
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Pendant Number: | R.8[1] |
Builder: | Vickers[2] |
Ordered: | October, 1917[3] |
Launched: | 28 Jun, 1918[4] |
Commissioned: | Jul, 1918[5] |
Sold: | Feb, 1923[6] |
Service
At the end of 1920, all "R" class submarines other than R 4 were allocated to Group "K" of Reserve submarines at Portsmouth under the collective command of Lieutenant Vivian R. S. Bowlby, tenders to Dolphin.[7]
On 1 December, 1922, Lieutenant Gordon L. Ansell took over Group "K", which now had sent boats R 10-12 to join Group "L" with three "G" class submarines.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Colin Mayers, 25 October, 1918[9] – 18 November, 1918[10] (temporary)
- Lieutenant in Command Redvers M. Prior, 18 November, 1918 – 31 January, 1919
- Lieutenant Vivian R. S. Bowlby, 8 July, 1920[11][12] – 31 December, 1920[13]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 851.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 797.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Mayers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/679. f. 680.
- ↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 851.
- ↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
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