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On 13 November 1925, [[Guy D'Oyly-Hughes]] was appointed to the '''''O 1''''' while she was building.{{NLFeb26|p. 256}} | On 13 November 1925, [[Guy D'Oyly-Hughes]] was appointed to the '''''O 1''''' while she was building.{{NLFeb26|p. 256}} | ||
She was commissioned 4 August, 1927 for service with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} | She was commissioned 4 August, 1927 for service with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 256}} By early 1933, she was with the {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|p. 257}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 19 April 2018
| H.M.S. Oberon (1926) | |
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| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 1924 |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1926 |
| Commissioned: | 25 Sep, 1926[1] |
| Broken up: | 1945 |
H.M.S. Oberon was a prototype overseas submarine laid down in 1924 and completed in 1927 for evaluation as part of the post-war Royal Navy. A faster refinement resulted in the six-boat Odin class.
Service
On 13 November 1925, Guy D'Oyly-Hughes was appointed to the O 1 while she was building.[2]
She was commissioned 4 August, 1927 for service with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[3] By early 1933, she was with the First Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[4]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, 13 November, 1925[5]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Thompson, January, 1929[6]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank L. Merriman, 15 May, 1930[7]
Torpedoes
Guns
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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