H.M.S. J 2 (1915)
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H.M.S. J 2 (1915) | |
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Pendant Number: | J.2[1] |
Builder: | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2] |
Launched: | 6 Nov, 1915[3] |
Commissioned: | Jul, 1916[4] |
to Australia: | 25 Mar, 1919[5] |
Service
She and the other five surviving "J" class boats were commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Portsmouth on 25 March, 1919.[6]
All six paid off into reserve on 12 July, 1922 at Westernport.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Charles S. Benning, 1 December, 1915[8] – December, 1916[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Martin E. Nasmith, 1 June, 1916[10] – 5 July, 1916[11] (temporary)
- Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert H. Kellett, December, 1916[12] – 8 December, 1916[13]
- Lieutenant in Command Vincent M. Cooper, 8 December, 1916 – 26 January, 1918 (sick)
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman D. Holbrook, 26 January, 1918 – 20 July, 1918
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred M. Winser, 20 July, 1918 – 25 February, 1919
- Lieutenant in Command Claud B. Barry, 25 February, 1919[14] – 30 August, 1922[15]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on J 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 901.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/178. f. 583.
- ↑ Kellett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/204. f. ?.
- ↑ Kellett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/204. f. ?.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
- ↑ Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
Bibliography
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