H.M.S. Lucia (1907)
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| H.M.S. Lucia (1907) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.2A (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Furness[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Nov, 1907[3] |
| Sold: | 4 Sep, 1946[4] |
H.M.S. Lucia was the German merchant Spreewald, captured in September 1914 and converted to a depot ship for use in the Royal Navy.
Service
Lucia completed conversion to a depot ship in August, 1916. She served the Tenth Submarine Flotilla in the Tees from 1916 to 1918.[5]
She recommissioned on 8 December, 1919.[6]
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 January, 1925.[7]
Ordered to leave Malta with her five "L" class submarines of Second Submarine Flotilla 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).[8] Lucia paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 9 December, 1926.[9]
Lucia suffered a mutiny on the morning of Sunday, 4 January 1931 after bad weather and imminent exercises had precluded the chance to offer the crew weekend leave. While thirty men had refused their duties on Sunday,[10] only four men were subjected to courtw-martial, commencing on 20 January.[11]
The ship was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 February, 1931 for service with the Second Submarine Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[12]
The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1934.[13]
Lucia was re-commissioned at Devonport on 5 May, 1936.[14]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 20 June, 1916[15] – September, 1918[16] (and in command of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith, September, 1918[17][18] – 30 October, 1920[19] (and in command of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Cecil P. Talbot, 30 October, 1920[20][21] – 14 July, 1921[22] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Geoffrey Layton, 14 July, 1921[23] – 14 April, 1924[24] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Robert B. Ramsay, 14 April, 1924[25][26] – June, 1926[27] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Reginald B. Darke, 14 June, 1926[28] – 31 December, 1926[29] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Colin Cantlie, 15 November, 1927[30] – 18 August, 1928[31] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Allan Poland, 18 August, 1928[32] – 4 May, 1929[33] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Cyril G. B. Coltart, 6 May, 1929 – c. October, 1929[Inference]
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 1 October, 1929 – c. 11 November, 1929[Inference] (for passage to UK)
- Commander Frederick H. Taylor, 11 November, 1929 – c. 12 August, 1930 (and as Commander (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Oswald E. Hallifax, 12 August, 1930 – 3 February, 1931 (and as Commander (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Ronald W. Blacklock, 3 February, 1931[34] – 9 July, 1932 (and as Commander (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Edward M. C. Barraclough, 9 July, 1932[35] – 4 May, 1933
- Commander Geoffrey . K. Keble-White, 4 May, 1933[36] – 2 April, 1935 (and for duty with submarines)
- Commander Ian A. P. Macintyre, 2 April, 1935[37] – 26 August, 1936 (and for duty with submarines)
- Captain Harry P. K. Oram, 31 August, 1936[38] (and as Captain (S), Second Submarine Flotilla)
- Lieutenant-Commander Philip M. Stephens, 12 January, 1937[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank H. Alderson, 3 January, 1939[40] – mid 1939
- Commander Morgan J. Yeatman, 30 May, 1939[41] – 21 August, 1939[Inference]
- Captain James F. W. Mudford, 22 September, 1939[42] – 11 December, 1939[43]
- Commander Sydney M. Raw, 10 December, 1939[44] – 10 December, 1939[45]
- Acting Commander (retired) Charles R. de B. L. Townshend, May, 1940[46]
- Commander Robert M. G. Gambier, 17 March, 1942[47] – 2 April, 1943[48]
- Acting Commander (retired) Gerald H. Stapleton, 2 April, 1943[49] – December, 1945[50]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
- ↑ "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 252.
- ↑ "H.M.S. Lucia." The Times (London, England), 6 Jan. 1931, p. 12.
- ↑ "The Lucia Courts-Martial." The Times (London, England), 19 Jan. 1931, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
- ↑ Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 26 Nov. 1936, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 Dec. 1938, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 May 1939, p. 10.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1391.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
