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Commissioned at Dalmuir on 2 April, 1930 for service with the {{UK-SF|3}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul31|p. 256}}
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In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.  Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
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By mid-1937, she was with the {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJul37|p. 259}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=George Cunningham Paton Menzies|nick=George C. P. Menzies|appt=30 May, 1933<ref>Menzies Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=September, 1934<ref>Menzies Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>}}
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 5 February 2021

H.M.S. Orpheus (1929)
Builder: William Beardmore & Company
Launched: 26 Feb, 1929[1]
Commissioned: 2 Apr, 1930[2]
Sunk: 19 Jun, 1940[3]
Fate: by Italian destroyers

H.M.S. Orpheus was one of six Odin Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Dalmuir on 2 April, 1930 for service with the Third Submarine Flotilla on the China Station, remaining there until at least early 1933.[4]

In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value. Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.[5]

By mid-1937, she was with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.[6]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  5. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  8. ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
  10. ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 258.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


Odin Class Submarine
  Odin Olympus Orpheus  
  Osiris Oswald Otus  
<– Oxley Class Submarines (UK) Parthian Class –>
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