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2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}
2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}


By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 249}}
By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|5}},{{NLJul31|p. 249}} where she remained until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 250}}


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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Leslie Spofforth Baker|nick=Henry L. S. Baker|appt=8 June, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 249}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Ronald Stewart Brown|nick=John R. S. Brown|appt=5 September, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 250}}|end=}}
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Revision as of 17:15, 18 April 2018

H.M.S. L 53 (1919)
Pendant Number: L.53[1]
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2]
Ordered: Jan/Feb, 1917[3]
Launched: 12 Aug, 1919[4]
Sold: 1938[5]

H.M.S. L 53 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

L 53 was commissioned on 10 December, 1924. In 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).[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 early 1933.[10]

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. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.

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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