H.M.S. K 26 (1919)
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Pendant Number: | K.26[1] |
Builder: | Vickers[2] |
Ordered: | Early 1918[3] |
Launched: | 26 Aug, 1919[4] |
Commissioned: | Jun, 1923[5] |
Sold: | Mar, 1931[6] |
H.M.S. K 26 was one of 18 submarines of the "K" class.
Service
K 26 was commissioned at Chatham on 19 May, 1923 for service with the First Submarine Flotilla of the Atlantic Fleet.[7]
By early 1929, the First Submarine Flotilla had moved with her to the Mediterranean.[8]
K 26 was reduced to Material Reserve at Malta on 13 December, 1930.[9] On 31 March 1931, it was announced that she was to be readied for sale "forthwith".[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Allan Poland, 22 November, 1922[11] – 29 October, 1923[12]
- Commander (I Fr., Gr.) George P. Thomson, 29 October, 1923[13] – 12 September, 1924
- Commander Anthony B. Lockhart, 12 September, 1924[14] – 1925
- Commander Alexander B. Greig, 13 November, 1925[15] – 19 July, 1926[16]
- Commander Claud B. Barry, 22 November, 1926[17][18] – 31 December, 1926[19]
- Commander (I Sp.) Gerald A. Garnons-Williams, 6 August, 1928[20] – 25 August, 1930
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 89.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 247.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 247.
- ↑ "K 26 for Sale." The Times (London, England), 31 Mar. 1931, p. 6.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 249.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 249.
- ↑ Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ Grieg Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/74. f. 434.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 249.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 247.
Bibliography
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