H.M.S. Porpoise (1932)
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| Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Laid down: | 22 Sep, 1931 |
| Launched: | 30 Aug, 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 11 Mar, 1933 |
| Sunk: | 16 Jan, 1945 |
H.M.S. Porpoise was one of six Grampus Class minelaying submarines completed for the Royal Navy.
Service
Commissioned on 15 January, 1933 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[1] Between October 1935 and July 1937, she she moved to the Second Submarine Flotilla.[2]
Captains
- Lieutenant-Commander Guy C. Harris, 26 August, 1932[3] – 12 July, 1934[Inference]
- Commander Roderick L. M. Edwards, 12 July, 1934[4]
- Commander Frederick J. C. Halahan, 24 August, 1936[5] – 6 September, 1938
- Commander George W. G. Simpson, 31 August, 1938[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter Q. Roberts, 15 November, 1939[7] – 22 August, 1940[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Jack G. Hopkins, 22 August, 1940[9] – 26 September, 1941[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward F. Pizey, 26 September, 1941[11] – 11 May, 1942[12]
- Lieutenant-Commander Leslie W. A. Bennington, 11 May, 1942[13] – 25 January, 1943[14]
- Lieutenant in Command Edward A. Hobson, 25 January, 1943[15] – 7 March, 1943[16]
- Lieutenant in Command John B. de B. Kershaw, 7 March, 1943[17] – 6 May, 1943[18]
- Temporary Lieutenant S.A.N.F.(V) Allan H. MacCoy, 6 May, 1943[19] – 23 August, 1943[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hubert A. L. Marsham, 23 August, 1943[21] – 21 November, 1944[22]
- Acting Lieutenant-Commander Hugh B. Turner, 21 November, 1944[23] – [24]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 263.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 263.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 July 1938, p. 19.
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