H.M.S. Poseidon (1929)

H.M.S. Poseidon (1929)
Builder:	Vickers, Barrow
Launched:	21 Jun, 1929
Collision:	9 Jun, 1931

H.M.S. Poseidon was one of six Parthian Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Poseidon was lost to a collision 21 miles north of Wei-hai-Wei.

Captains

Poseidon only had a single commanding officer before she was lost to collision.

• Lieutenant-Commander Bernard W. Galpin, 28 August, 1929 – 9 June, 1931  (submarine lost under his command)

See Also

• Wikipedia
• "A Submarine Sunk." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.
• "The Lost Ship." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 10, 1931; pg. 16; Issue 45845.