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Completed to full crew on 29 November, 1921.  In March 1925, she was part of {{UK-SF|2}} in the Mediterranean,{{NLApr25|p. 251}} remaining there until at least early 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}
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Completed to full crew on 29 November, 1921.  In March 1925, she was part of {{UK-SF|2}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 251}}  
  
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By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 249}}
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2 S.F., then numbering five "L" class submarines, left Malta for England on 26 October, 1926.  The formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S) [Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard|Vernon H. S. Haggard]].<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.</ref>
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2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}
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By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|5}},{{NLJul31|p. 249}} where she remained until at least mid-1937, being reduced to Reserve on 8 January, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 252}}
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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.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Geldard Stanley|nick=Edward G. Stanley|appt=1 May, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Geldard Stanley|nick=Edward G. Stanley|appt=1 May, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|nick=James A. P. Blackburn|appt=19 November, 1921{{NLJan23|p. 777}}|end=20 September, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Alexander Pollard Blackburn|nick=James A. P. Blackburn|appt=19 November, 1921<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 777}}|end=20 September, 1923<ref>Blackburn Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/265.|}} f. 344.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Gilbert Sutton|nick=John G. Sutton|appt=25 August, 1923<ref>Sutton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/54.|D7605642}} f. 54.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=December, 1925<ref>Sutton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/54.|D7605642}} f. 54.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Gilbert Sutton|nick=John G. Sutton|appt=25 August, 1923<ref>Sutton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/54.|D7605642}} f. 54.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=December, 1925<ref>Sutton Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/54.|D7605642}} f. 54.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Percival Busbridge|nick=Frank P. Busbridge|appt=13 November, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=19 July, 1927}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Percival Busbridge|nick=Frank P. Busbridge|appt=13 November, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=19 July, 1927}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|nick=Edward M. C. Barraclough|appt=19 July, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}|end=}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|nick=Edward M. C. Barraclough|appt=19 July, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Cunningham Paton Menzies|nick=George C. P. Menzies|appt=15 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 249}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Reginald Hughes D'Aeth|nick=John R. H. D'Aeth|appt=15 April, 1929{{NavAppts|4 Apr. 1929, p. 6}}<ref>D'Aeth Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/121/160.|}} f. 160.</ref>|end=15 November, 1929<ref>D'Aeth Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/121/160.|}} f. 160.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Edward Spragge|nick=Harold E. Spragge|appt=15 November, 1929<ref>Spragge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>|end=16 May, 1930<ref>Spragge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George Cunningham Paton Menzies|nick=George C. P. Menzies|appt=15 May, 1930<ref>Menzies Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 249}}|end=22 November, 1930<ref>Menzies Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/123/1.|}} f. 1.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Sydney Moffat Raw|nick=Sydney M. Raw|appt=7 January, 1932|end=5 November, 1932}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Sydney Moffat Raw|nick=Sydney M. Raw|appt=7 January, 1932|end=5 November, 1932}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy Grantham|nick=Guy Grantham|appt=4 November, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 250}}|end=1 May, 1933<ref>Majendie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/42.|D7616392}} f. 42.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lewis Bernard Alexander Majendie|nick=Lewis B. A. Majendie|appt=1 May, 1933<ref>Majendie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/42.|D7616392}} f. 42.</ref>|end=16 May, 1934<ref>Majendie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/42.|D7616392}} f. 42.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril Joseph Firth|nick=Cyril J. Firth|appt=16 May, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 251}}|end=|note=and for instructional duties}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
  

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H.M.S. L 56 (1919)
Pendant Number: L.56[1]
Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2]
Ordered: April, 1917[3]
Launched: 29 May, 1919[4]
Sold: Mar, 1938[5]

H.M.S. L 56 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Completed to full crew on 29 November, 1921. In March 1925, she was part of Second Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[6]

2 S.F., then numbering five "L" class submarines, left Malta for England on 26 October, 1926. The formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S) [Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard|Vernon H. S. Haggard]].[7]

2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.[8]

By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the Fifth Submarine Flotilla,[9] where she remained until at least mid-1937, being reduced to Reserve on 8 January, 1936.[10]

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.[11]

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. 94.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  7. ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 252.
  11. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  13. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 777.
  15. ↑ Blackburn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/265. f. 344.
  16. ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  18. ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
  21. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 4 Apr. 1929, p. 6.
  22. ↑ D'Aeth Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/121/160. f. 160.
  23. ↑ D'Aeth Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/121/160. f. 160.
  24. ↑ Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
  25. ↑ Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
  26. ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  28. ↑ Menzies Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/1. f. 1.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  30. ↑ Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
  31. ↑ Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
  32. ↑ Majendie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/42. f. 42.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.

Bibliography


"L" Class Submarine
L 1 Group
  L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4  
  L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8  
L 9 Group
L 9 L 10 L 15 L 16 L 18
L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23
L 24 L 26 L 27 L 32 L 33
L 9 Group Minelayers
L 11 L 12 L 14 L 17 L 25
L 50 Group
L 52 L 53 L 54 L 55 L 56
  L 69 L 71  
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