H.M.S. Oswald (1928)
H.M.S. Oswald (1928) | |
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Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow |
Launched: | 19 Jun, 1928[1] |
Sunk: | 1 Aug, 1940[2] |
Fate: | by Italian destroyers |
H.M.S. Oswald was one of six Odin Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned on 1 March, 1929 for service with the Third Submarine Flotilla on the China Station,[3] remaining there until at least early 1933.[4]
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. Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.[5]
By mid-1934, she was with the Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station,[6] where she remained until at least mid-1937.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip Ruck Keene, 15 October, 1928[8] – 14 June, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Reginald R. Helbert, April, 1931[9] – August, 1932[10]
- Commander Stanley E. Norfolk, 2 February, 1932[11]
- Lieutenant-Commander Mark T. Collier, 21 April, 1934[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey M. Sladen, 2 August, 1939[13] – February, 1940[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander David A. Fraser, February, 1940[15] – 1 August, 1940[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 258.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 257.
- ↑ Helbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/126. f. ?. This date is open to interpretation.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, January 25, 1932, Issue 46039, p.7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 259.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
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