H.M.S. H 32 (1918)

H.M.S. H 32 (1918)
Pendant Number:	H.32^[1]
Builder:	Vickers^[2]
Ordered:	Jan-Feb, 1917^[3]
Launched:	19 Nov, 1918^[4]
Sold:	Oct, 1944^[5]

H.M.S. H 32 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

From at least mid-1927 through at least mid-1937, she was part of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.^[6]Template:NLJan37

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.^[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant & Commander Walter A. C. Dickson, 17 January, 1919 – 17 March, 1920
Lieutenant in Command John G. H. Steedman, 17 March, 1920^[8] – 15 April, 1921
Lieutenant in Command Gerald A. Garnons-Williams, 10 October, 1921 – 23 September, 1922
Lieutenant-Commander Alistair S. Cumming, 30 April, 1923^[9] – 7 September, 1924
Lieutenant-Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, 7 September, 1924^[10] – 26 November, 1925
Lieutenant-Commander Vivian R. S. Bowlby, 26 November, 1925^[11] – 28 February, 1927^[12]
Lieutenant-Commander Ronald M. H. Sowdon, 28 February, 1927^[13]
Lieutenant in Command Hugo M. C. Ionides, 10 April, 1928^[14]
Lieutenant-Commander James G. Roper, 16 October, 1930^[15]
Lieutenant in Command Brian I. O'Donnell, 16 October, 1931^[16]
Lieutenant-Commander Manley L. Power, 21 April, 1933^[17] – January, 1934

Footnotes

↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 243.
↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/28. f.28.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 245.