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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Brodie|nick=Charles G. Brodie|appt=March, 1917<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref>|end=28 October, 1918<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.</ref>|note=and for submarines}} | |||
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Revision as of 15:22, 6 May 2015
| H.M.S. Platypus (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | C8 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | John Brown[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Oct, 1916[3] |
| Sold: | Dec, 1957[4] |
H.M.S. Platypus was completed to navy order as a depot ship.
Service
Platypus served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[5]
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Commander Charles G. Brodie, March, 1917[6] – 28 October, 1918[7] (and for submarines)
- Commander Edward C. Boyle, 28 October, 1918[8]
- Captain Edward C. Boyle, 11 March, 1919[9]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 950.
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).
