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In April, 1911, ''A 3'' was one of the four "A" class and one "D" class boats comprising the [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]].{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}}
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''A 3'' was lost with all on board when she was rammed by {{UK-Hazard}} on 2 February, 1912.  Curiously, she was under the command of [[Frank Thompson Ormand]] when she was lost, though service records indicate that [[Charles Worthington Craven]] was to be spending his last day in command on the unfortunate occasion of her loss.
 
''A 3'' was lost with all on board when she was rammed by {{UK-Hazard}} on 2 February, 1912.  Curiously, she was under the command of [[Frank Thompson Ormand]] when she was lost, though service records indicate that [[Charles Worthington Craven]] was to be spending his last day in command on the unfortunate occasion of her loss.
  
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Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=John Alfred Moreton|nick=John A. Moreton|appt=4 August, 1902<ref>Moreton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141.}} f. 466.</ref>|end=31 December, 1905<ref>Moreton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/141.}} f. 466.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Athelstan Alfred Lennox Fenner|nick=Athelstan A. L. Fenner|appt=1 November, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 344}}|end=4 April, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Athelstan Alfred Lennex Fenner|nick=Athelstan A. L. Fenner|appt=1 November, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 344}}|end=c. March, 1910}}
 
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Worthington Craven|nick=Charles W. Craven|appt=1 March, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 280}}|note=and for Instructional Duties}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Worthington Craven|nick=Charles W. Craven|appt=1 March, 1910{{NLJan12|p. 280}}|note=and for Instructional Duties}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=4 April, 1910<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|end=8 August, 1910<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=4 April, 1910<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>|end=8 August, 1910<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} ff. 220, 221.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Wilfrid Bayley Pirie|nick=Wilfrid B. Pirie|appt=8 August, 1910|end=15 December, 1910}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Wilfrid Bayley Pirie|nick=Wilfrid B. Pirie|appt=8 August, 1910|end=15 December, 1910}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Worthington Craven|nick=Charles W. Craven|appt=15 December, 1910{{NavAppts|Monday, Dec 05, 1910; pg. 16; Issue 39447}}|end=3 February, 1912}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frank Thompson Ormand|nick=Frank T. Ormand|appt=c. 3 February, 1912<ref>This does NOT appear in his service record, but Craven's makes their exchange clear</ref>|end=6 February, 1912{{HepperLosses|p. 22}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when vessel was lost under his command}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Frank Thompson Ormand|nick=Frank T. Ormand|appt=c. 3 February, 1912<ref>This does NOT appear in his service record, but Craven's makes their exchange clear</ref>|end=6 February, 1912{{HepperLosses|p. 22}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=died when vessel was lost under his command}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 14 October 2021

H.M.S. A 3 (1903)
Builder: Vickers[1]
Launched: 9 Mar, 1903[2]
Rammed: 2 Feb, 1912[3]
Fate: by Hazard

H.M.S. A 3 was one of thirteen "A" class coastal submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In April, 1911, A 3 was one of the four "A" class and one "D" class boats comprising the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla.[4]

A 3 was lost with all on board when she was rammed by Hazard on 2 February, 1912. Curiously, she was under the command of Frank Thompson Ormand when she was lost, though service records indicate that Charles Worthington Craven was to be spending his last day in command on the unfortunate occasion of her loss.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 280.
  7. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  8. ↑ Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. ff. 220, 221.
  9. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Dec 05, 1910; pg. 16; Issue 39447.
  10. ↑ This does NOT appear in his service record, but Craven's makes their exchange clear
  11. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 22.

Bibliography


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