H.M.S. L 17 (1918)

H.M.S. L 17 (1918)
Pendant Number:	L.17^[1]
Builder:	Vickers^[2]
Launched:	13 May, 1918^[3]
Sold:	Feb, 1934^[4]

H.M.S. L 17 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

In March, 1925 she, L 14 and L 18 comprised Group "M" Submarines in Reserve at Portland under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake.^[5]

In early 1929, she and L 14 comprised Group "M" submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth under the collective command of Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Scrope Hutchinson, who'd been appointed on 15 November, 1928.^[6] This group remained intact until at least mid-1931.^[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey R. S. Watkins, 1 July, 1918^[8] – 19 February, 1919^[9]
Lieutenant-Commander William R. Richardson, 19 February, 1919 – 11 June, 1919
Lieutenant-Commander Henry F. M. Peto, 11 June, 1919^[10] – 24 September, 1919^[11]
Commander Charles de Burgh, 25 September, 1919^[12]^[13] – July, 1920^[14]
Lieutenant & Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, 14 August, 1920 – 18 October, 1920 (temporary)
Lieutenant in Command Leslie H. Ashmore, 20 November, 1920^[15]^[16]
Lieutenant-Commander Theodore F. A. Voysey, 5 November, 1923^[17] (and of two other submarines in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
Lieutenant-Commander Henry N. Lake, 24 February, 1925^[18] (and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
Lieutenant-Commander Henry P. Kendall Oram, 24 January, 1926^[19] (and of two other "L" class boats in Group "M" submarines in reserve at Portland)
Lieutenant-Commander Alexander S. Hutchinson, 15 November, 1928 (and also one other submarine in Group M in reserve at Portsmouth)
Lieutenant-Commander Guy C. Harris, 27 September, 1930 (and also one other submarine in Group M in reserve at Portsmouth)