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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 6''''' was one of 35 submarines of the [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 6''''' was one of thirty-five [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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In late 1920, she was one of two "L" class vessels in submarine reserve group "D" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of {{LieutRN}} [[Theodore F. A. Voysey]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 800}}
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On 7 July, 1919, she and {{UK-L12}} were placed in submarine reserve group "D" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of {{LieutRN}} [[Benjamin Charles Arthur Tweedy|Benjamin C. A. Tweedy]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJun20|p. 799}}  By the end of 1920, Lieutenant [[Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|Theodore F. A. Voysey]] was in charge.{{NLJan21|p. 800}}
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In March, 1925 she, {{UK-E48}} and {{UK-L12}} comprised Group "D" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Thomas Parkinson]].{{NLApr25|p. 251}}
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In mid-1927 she was still in Group "D", which was now under the command of [[Arthur Salusbury Lindsell]].{{NLJul27|p. 251}}
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She paid off into Dockyard Control at Portsmouth on 12 March, 1928, soon to begin work as a target submarine.{{NLJul31|p. 248}}<ref>"Submarines Paid Off."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Apr 05, 1928; pg. 17; Issue 44860.</ref>
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By early 1933, she was one of three "L" class boats comprising Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of {{LCommRN}} [[John Pollington Apps]].{{NLJan33|p. 250}}
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In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested.  It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesely Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=6 December, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 800}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cornelius Octavius Regnart|nick=Cornelius O. Regnart|appt=3 April, 1918|end=23 February, 1920|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=6 December, 1920<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 800}}|end=30 May, 1921<ref>Voysey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/177.|D7606123}} f. 179.</ref>|note=and also {{UK-L12}}, as part of Group D in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|nick=James A. P. Blackburn|appt=21 June, 1921<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>|end=19 November, 1921<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>|note=and also Group "D" submarines in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Yeoman|nick=Thomas Yeoman|appt=3 December, 1923<ref>Yeoman Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/85.|}} f. 85.</ref>|end=4 February, 1924<ref>Yeoman Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/123/85.|}} f. 85.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Parkinson|nick=Thomas Parkinson|appt=20 August, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=November, 1926<ref>Parkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/63.|}} f. 63.</ref>|note=and other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Arthur Salusbury Lindsell|nick=Arthur S. Lindsell|appt=November, 1926<ref>Lindsell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/147.|}} f. 149.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 251}}|end=30 July, 1928<ref>Lindsell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/147.|}} f. 149.</ref>|note=and other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Ronald Stewart Brown|nick=John R. S. Brown|appt=27 June, 1928|end=1 July, 1928|note=temporary for period of trials}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril Joseph Firth|nick=Cyril J. Firth|appt=1 March, 1931|end=2 March, 1931}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Pollington Apps|nick=John P. Apps|appt=8 January, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 250}}|end=1 June, 1933|note=and other boats comprising Group "D" in reserve at Portsmouth}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 2 April 2022

H.M.S. L 6 (1918)
Pendant Number: L.6[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Ordered: May, 1916[3]
Launched: 14 Jan, 1918[4]
Sold: 1935[5]

H.M.S. L 6 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

On 7 July, 1919, she and L 12 were placed in submarine reserve group "D" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of Lieutenant Benjamin C. A. Tweedy and tender to Dolphin.[6] By the end of 1920, Lieutenant Theodore F. A. Voysey was in charge.[7]

In March, 1925 she, E 48 and L 12 comprised Group "D" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Parkinson.[8]

In mid-1927 she was still in Group "D", which was now under the command of Arthur Salusbury Lindsell.[9]

She paid off into Dockyard Control at Portsmouth on 12 March, 1928, soon to begin work as a target submarine.[10][11]

By early 1933, she was one of three "L" class boats comprising Group "Y" Submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of Lieutenant-Commander John Pollington Apps.[12]

In 1935, her bell was one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[13]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  11. ↑ "Submarines Paid Off." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 05, 1928; pg. 17; Issue 44860.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  13. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  14. ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 800.
  16. ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
  17. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  18. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  19. ↑ Yeoman Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/85. f. 85.
  20. ↑ Yeoman Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/123/85. f. 85.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  22. ↑ Parkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/63. f. 63.
  23. ↑ Lindsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/147. f. 149.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  25. ↑ Lindsell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/147. f. 149.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.

Bibliography


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