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In April, 1911, ''A 8'' was one of the four "A" class boats comprising the [[Devonport Submarine Flotilla]].{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} | In April, 1911, ''A 8'' was one of the four "A" class boats comprising the [[Devonport Submarine Flotilla]].{{NLApr11|p. 270''b''}} | ||
She remained with that formation after it was re-designated the {{UK-SF|1}} around August, 1912 and continued to serve out of Devonport until she disappeared from the ''Navy List'' around February 1916. She likely went out of service about that time. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 15 October 2021
| H.M.S. A 8 (1905) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | I.18 (1914) A.8 (mid 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Launched: | 23 Jan, 1905[3] |
| Sold: | Oct, 1920[4] |
H.M.S. A 8 was one of thirteen "A" class coastal submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
When she sank on 8 June, 1905 off Plymouth breakwater, only the four of the eighteen aboard who were on deck when water came crashing into her conning tower hatch were saved. Though the vessel was raised on 13 June and eventually placed back into service, she was the Royal Navy's second submarine disaster.[5][6]
In April, 1911, A 8 was one of the four "A" class boats comprising the Devonport Submarine Flotilla.[7]
She remained with that formation after it was re-designated the First Submarine Flotilla around August, 1912 and continued to serve out of Devonport until she disappeared from the Navy List around February 1916. She likely went out of service about that time.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Algernon H. C. Candy, – 8 June, 1905[8] (the submarine sank under his command)
- Lieutenant & Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones, 18 May, 1908[9][10] – 15 February, 1909[11]
- Lieutenant & Commander Gilbert E. Venning, 15 February, 1909[12] – 4 January, 1910
- Lieutenant Donald Greig, 4 January, 1910[13] – August, 1910
- Lieutenant Charles L. Kerr, 8 August, 1910[14][15] – 22 February, 1911[16]
- Lieutenant & Commander Herbert W. Shove, 22 February, 1911[17] – 1 December, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Francis T. Hewson, 1 December, 1911[18][19] – 8 March, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Eric E. C. Tufnell, 8 February, 1913[20] – October, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert N. Stopford, October, 1913[21] – 6 May, 1915[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Richard I. Pulleyne, 6 May, 1915 – February, 1916
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 86.
- ↑ "The Disaster to a Submarine." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 14, 1905; pg. 7; Issue 37733.
- ↑ "Submarine Disaster." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 16, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39013.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 270b.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 18.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 318.
- ↑ Vaughan-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/237. f. 127.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 350.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/265. f. ?.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 350.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/265. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 350.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 Dec. 1911, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 364.
- ↑ Stopford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/6. 357.
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