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|order=Jan/Feb, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 94}}
 
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|name=L 54
 
|name=L 54
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|launch=20 Aug, 1918
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|builder=[[William Denny & Brothers]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}}
 
|fate=Sold
 
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|pend=L.54{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}}
 
|pend=L.54{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}}
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 54''''' was one of 35 submarines of the [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''L 54''''' was one of thirty-five [["L" Class Submarine (1917)|"L" class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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The submarine was not completed before long after the end of the war.
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She finally commissioned on 29 August, 1924.  In March 1925, she was part of {{UK-SF|2}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLApr25|p. 251}}
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2 S.F., then numbering five "L" class submarines, left Malta for England on 26 October, 1926.  The formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S).<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.</ref>
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2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}
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By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the {{UK-SF|5}},{{NLJul31|p. 249}} where she remained until at least early 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 250}}
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In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10.  Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.{{ToL|Warships' Bells|12 June 1933, p. 11}}
  
 
==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 54''">
 
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''L 54''">
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Seymour Carson|nick=The Hon. Walter S. Carson|appt=28 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy D'Oyly-Hughes|nick=Guy D'Oyly-Hughes|appt=8 November, 1918|end=13 January, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Seymour Carson|nick=The Hon. Walter S. Carson|appt=28 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 251}}|end=12 September, 1924}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=12 September, 1924{{NLFeb26|p. 251}}|end=20 November, 1926}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''I''', ''Fr.'')|name=Alastair Shand Cumming|nick=Alastair S. Cumming|appt=20 November, 1926<ref>Cumming Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>|end=1 April, 1927<ref>Cumming Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/132.|}} f. 134.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Rupert Richard Devlin|nick=Rupert R. Devlin|appt=1 April, 1927<ref>Devlin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/76.|}}  f. 76.</ref>{{NLJul27|p. 251}}|end=February, 1928<ref>Devlin Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/76.|}}  f. 76.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Lane Freer Hunt|nick=John L. F. Hunt|appt=15 April, 1928{{ToL|Submarine Command Changes|10 Apr. 1928, p. 12}}|end=15 November, 1928}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Harold Edward Spragge|nick=Harold E. Spragge|appt=15 November, 1928<ref>Spragge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 250}}|end=15 November, 1929<ref>Spragge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/8.|}} f. 8.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Lionel Fletcher|nick=John L. Fletcher|appt=15 November, 1929<ref>Fletcher Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/124/90.|}} f. 90.</ref>{{NLJul31|p. 249}}|end=8 January, 1932<ref>Fletcher Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/124/90.|}} f. 90.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lancelot Leslie Bryan Myers|nick=Lancelot L. B. Myers|appt=8 January, 1932<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 250}}|end=11 April, 1933<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Hugh Dickson|nick=Thomas H. Dickson|appt=16 February, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 251}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Clive Conway Lloyd|nick=Thomas C. C. Lloyd|appt=31 December, 1934{{NLOct35|p. 251}}|end=6 January, 1936<ref>Felton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Seccombe Felton|nick=Evelyn S. Felton|appt=6 January, 1936<ref>Felton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/122/25.|}} f. 25.</ref>{{NavAppts|Thursday, Jan 09, 1936; pg. 21; Issue 47267}}|end=9 January, 1936}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Roberts Churchill MacVicker|nick=Evelyn R. C. MacVicker|appt=9 January, 1936|end=30 April, 1936}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Anthony Cecil Capel Miers|nick=Anthony C. C. Miers|appt=8 September, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 252}}|end=}}
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
 
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt>
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D'Oyly-Hughes appears to have been appointed when it was thought the submarine would be completed in a timely manner.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 12 April 2023

H.M.S. L 54 (1919)
Pendant Number: L.54[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Ordered: Jan/Feb, 1917[3]
Launched: 20 Aug, 1918
Sold: 1938[4]

H.M.S. L 54 was one of thirty-five "L" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

The submarine was not completed before long after the end of the war.

She finally commissioned on 29 August, 1924. In March 1925, she was part of Second Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[5]

2 S.F., then numbering five "L" class submarines, left Malta for England on 26 October, 1926. The formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S).[6]

2 S.F. apparently returned to the Mediterranean, however, remaining there until at least early 1929.[7]

By mid-1931, she had been transferred to the Fifth Submarine Flotilla,[8] where she remained until at least early 1933.[9]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

D'Oyly-Hughes appears to have been appointed when it was thought the submarine would be completed in a timely manner.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 90.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 94.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 251.
  6. "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  10. "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  11. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 251.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 251.
  13. Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  14. Cumming Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/132. f. 134.
  15. Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
  17. Devlin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/76. f. 76.
  18. "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
  19. Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
  20. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
  21. Spragge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/8. f. 8.
  22. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  23. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 249.
  24. Fletcher Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/124/90. f. 90.
  25. Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  26. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 250.
  27. Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  28. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
  29. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
  30. Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
  31. Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
  32. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jan 09, 1936; pg. 21; Issue 47267.
  33. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 252.

Bibliography


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  L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4  
  L 5 L 6 L 7 L 8  
L 9 Group
L 9 L 10 L 15 L 16 L 18
L 19 L 20 L 21 L 22 L 23
L 24 L 26 L 27 L 32 L 33
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L 11 L 12 L 14 L 17 L 25
L 50 Group
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  L 69 L 71  
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