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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
In 1925, she was part of {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]]. A Lieutenant [[Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson]] is listed with her, but not expressly as being "in command".{{NLApr25|p. 250}} | In 1925, she was part of {{UK-SF|4}} on the [[China Station]]. A Lieutenant [[Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson]] is listed with her, but not expressly as being "in command".{{NLApr25|p. 250}} | ||
She re-commissioned on 27 March, 1925 and in August, [[Henry Berwick Crane]] was placed in command.{{NLFeb26|p. 250}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''L 8''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''L 8''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Aislabie Powell|nick=Thomas A. Powell|appt=7 March, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cornelius Octavius Regnart|nick=Cornelius O. Regnart|appt=1 February, 1918|end=12 February, 1918|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Kerr (b)|nick=Thomas Kerr|appt=12 February, 1918<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/246.|}} f. 248.</ref>|end=7 March, 1919<ref>Kerr Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/246.|}} f. 248.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Aislabie Powell|nick=Thomas A. Powell|appt=7 March, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|end=1 July, 1921}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Hely Owen|nick=John H. Owen|appt=1 July, 1921<ref>Owen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/716.|}} f. 717.</ref>|end=April, 1922<ref>Owen Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/144/716.|}} f. 717.</ref>|note=and three other "L class boats under C. & M. party care}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Patrick Spencer John Ponsonby|nick=Patrick S. J. Ponsonby|appt=6 January, 1922|end=10 July, 1922|note=died in Hong Kong of pneumonia}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Patrick Spencer John Ponsonby|nick=Patrick S. J. Ponsonby|appt=6 January, 1922|end=10 July, 1922|note=died in Hong Kong of pneumonia}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Berwick Crane|nick=Henry B. Crane|appt=10 August, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 250}}|end=}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
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{{Footer "L" Class Submarine (1917)}} | {{Footer "L" Class Submarine (1917)}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:L | {{DEFAULTSORT:L 08}} | ||
{{CatShipSubmarine|UK}} | {{CatShipSubmarine|UK}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:58, 16 September 2021
| H.M.S. L 8 (1917) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | L.8[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | May, 1916[3] |
| Launched: | 7 Jul, 1917[4] |
| Commissioned: | Mar, 1918[5] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1930[6] |
H.M.S. L 8 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
In 1925, she was part of Fourth Submarine Flotilla on the China Station. A Lieutenant Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson is listed with her, but not expressly as being "in command".[7]
She re-commissioned on 27 March, 1925 and in August, Henry Berwick Crane was placed in command.[8]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant-Commander Cornelius O. Regnart, 1 February, 1918 – 12 February, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Kerr, 12 February, 1918[9] – 7 March, 1919[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas A. Powell, 7 March, 1919[11] – 1 July, 1921
- Lieutenant-Commander John H. Owen, 1 July, 1921[12] – April, 1922[13] (and three other "L class boats under C. & M. party care)
- Lieutenant in Command Patrick S. J. Ponsonby, 6 January, 1922 – 10 July, 1922 (died in Hong Kong of pneumonia)
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry B. Crane, 10 August, 1925[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 250.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/246. f. 248.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/246. f. 248.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 799.
- ↑ Owen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/716. f. 717.
- ↑ Owen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/144/716. f. 717.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 250.
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