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Oram was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1936.
 
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Oram was extremely fortunate to be one of just four (of over 100) men aboard the submarine [[H.M.S. Thetis (1938)|''Thetis'']] to escape when she flooded and sank during diving trials outside of Liverpool.  He escaped using a Davis escape apparatus.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

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Captain Harry Percy Kendall Oram (23 October, 1894 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Oram was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1917.

Oram was appointed in command of the submarine H 31 on 20 November, 1920.[1]

Oram was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 August, 1925.

On 24 January, 1926 Oram was appointed in command of Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland. Initially, there were three boats in this group: L 14, L 17 and L 18.[2]

Oram was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.

Oram was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1936.

Oram was extremely fortunate to be one of just four (of over 100) men aboard the submarine Thetis to escape when she flooded and sank during diving trials outside of Liverpool. He escaped using a Davis escape apparatus.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John B. Glencross 		Captain of H.M.S. K 14
Apr, 1920[3] 		Succeeded by
William Ibbett
Preceded by
Samuel M. G. Gravener 		Captain of H.M.S. K 14
Apr, 1920[4] 		Succeeded by
William Ibbett
Preceded by
John D. A. Musters 		Captain of H.M.S. H 31
? 		Succeeded by
Ralph A. Nicholson
Preceded by
Patrick S. J. Ponsonby 		Captain of H.M.S. H 27
15 Sep, 1922[5] 		Succeeded by
Henry B. Crane
Preceded by
Henry N. Lake 		Captain of H.M.S. L 18
24 Jan, 1926[6] 		Succeeded by
Vivian R. S. Bowlby
Preceded by
Henry N. Lake 		Captain of H.M.S. L 14
24 Jan, 1926[7] 		Succeeded by
Tom B. O'Kell
Preceded by
Henry N. Lake 		Captain of H.M.S. L 17
24 Jan, 1926[8] 		Succeeded by
Alexander S. Hutchinson
Preceded by
Gerald E. Colpoys 		Captain of H.M.S. L 16
1 Jan, 1927[9] 		Succeeded by
Thomas Yeoman
Preceded by
William R. Fell 		Captain of H.M.S. L 11
30 Jul, 1928 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur S. Lindsell 		Captain of H.M.S. L 12
30 Jul, 1928 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Regulus
1 Nov, 1930 – c. Apr, 1931 		Succeeded by
Lancelot M. Shadwell
Preceded by
Gerald E. Colpoys 		Captain of H.M.S. Bruce
8 Feb, 1934[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Ian A. P. Macintyre 		Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
31 Aug, 1936[11] 		Succeeded by
Philip M. Stephens
Preceded by
Geoffrey R. S. Watkins 		Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla
31 Aug, 1936[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis R. Baxter 		Captain of H.M.S. Cairo
Aug, 1939[13] – Feb, 1940[14] 		Succeeded by
Patrick V. McLaughlin
Preceded by
Eustace Rotherham 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
6 May, 1940 – 2 Feb, 1942 		Succeeded by
Peter K. Wallace

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a and December's edition.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 797.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 797.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 250.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 219.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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