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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 18''''' 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 18''''' was one of thirty-five [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
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==Service==
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In March, 1925 she, {{UK-L14}} and {{UK-L17}} comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of {{LCommRN}} [[Henry Neville Lake|Henry N. Lake]].{{NLApr25|p. 251}}
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Brought to full complement on 15 May, 1926.{{NLJan33|p. 249}}
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In early 1929 she was with {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}
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By mid-1931, she was attached to the {{UK-SF|2}},{{NLJul31|p. 248}} remaining there through at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 249}}  She was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth on 3 May, 1935.{{NLOct35|p. 250}}
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In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Alastair S. Cummings]], 6 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Anthony Bevis Lockhart|nick=Anthony B. Lockhart|appt=23 November, 1918{{NLJun20|p. 799}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Alastair Shand Cumming|nick=Alastair S. Cumming|appt=6 December, 1920<ref>Cumming Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=24 June, 1921<ref>Cumming Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=27 July, 1921|end=May, 1922}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=2 February, 1923|end=c. late 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Theodore Frederick Annesley Voysey|nick=Theodore F. A. Voysey|appt=5 November, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=|note=and of two other submarines in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Neville Lake|nick=Henry N. Lake|appt=24 February, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 251}}|end=November, 1926<ref>Lake Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55.|D7605822}} f. 66.</ref>|note=and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harry Percy Kendall Oram|nick=Harry P. Kendall Oram|appt=24 January, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=|note=and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Ralph Adam Nicholson|nick=Ralph A. Nicholson|appt=25 October, 1926<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>|end=7 February, 1927<ref>Nicholson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Vivian Russell Salvin Bowlby|nick=Vivian R. S. Bowlby|appt=15 March, 1927<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>|end=December, 1927<ref>Bowlby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/28.|D7615997}} f.28.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Caledon Charles Alexander|nick=Caledon C. Alexander|appt=7 November, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 249}}|end=14 January, 1930<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/87.|}} f. 87.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gerald Gordon Slade|nick=Gerald G. Slade|appt=14 January, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 248}}|end=15 December, 1931}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Christopher de Saumarez Brock|nick=Christopher de S. Brock|appt=14 December, 1931<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 249}}|ass=15 December, 1931<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>|end=29 June, 1933<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/81.|}} f. 81.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Guy Howard Bolus|nick=Guy H. Bolus|appt=5 September, 1934{{NavAppts|11 Sept. 1934, p. 21}}|end=}}
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 12 April 2023

H.M.S. L 18 (1918)
Pendant Number: L.18[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: December, 1916[3]
Launched: 21 Nov, 1918[4]
Sold: Oct, 1936[5]

H.M.S. L 18 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In March, 1925 she, L 14 and L 17 comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake.[6]

Brought to full complement on 15 May, 1926.[7]

In early 1929 she was with First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[8]

By mid-1931, she was attached to the Second Submarine Flotilla,[9] remaining there through at least early 1933.[10] She was reduced to reserve at Portsmouth on 3 May, 1935.[11]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[12]

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. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 250.
  12. ↑ "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 799.
  14. ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
  16. ↑ Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  19. ↑ Lake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55. f. 66.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  21. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
  22. ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/25. f. 25.
  23. ↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  24. ↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 249.
  26. ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/87. f. 87.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 248.
  28. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/81. f. 81.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 249.
  30. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/81. f. 81.
  31. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 11 Sept. 1934, p. 21.

Bibliography


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