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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was part of the {{UK-SF|6}}.{{NLJul27|p. 243}}{{NLFeb29|p. 244}} | From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was part of the {{UK-SF|6}}.{{NLJul27|p. 243}}{{NLFeb29|p. 244}} | ||
''H 47'' sank after being rammed by {{UK-L12}} near Milford Haven on 9 July, 1929. Both submarines had been on the surface, and ''L 12{{'}}s'' officer of the watch Lt. Keen felt that ''H 47'' had made an unsound manoeuvre as he tried unsuccessfully to avoid collision by applying the Rules of the Road.{{ToL|L 12 at Milford Haven|10 July 1929, p. 16}}{{ToL|Submarines' Dive at H 47|11 July 1929, p. 16}}{{ToL|Loss of H 47|27 July 1929, p. 9}} | |||
Twenty-four men in ''H 47'' died. Her commander, [[Robert James Gardner]] was reprimanded following a Court Martial.{{ToL|Commander of H 47 Reprimanded|3 Aug. 1929, p. 10}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Healey|nick=Geoffrey Healey|appt=18 November, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 243}}|end=5 June, 1927|note=reverted to general naval service}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Geoffrey Healey|nick=Geoffrey Healey|appt=18 November, 1926{{NLJul27|p. 243}}|end=5 June, 1927|note=reverted to general naval service}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Rowland Herbert Stokes-Rees|nick=Rowland H. Stokes-Rees|appt=|end=10 April, 1928{{ToL|Submarine Command Changes|10 Apr. 1928, p. 12}}|note=seemingly became captain after stint as 1st Lt.}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Rowland Herbert Stokes-Rees|nick=Rowland H. Stokes-Rees|appt=|end=10 April, 1928{{ToL|Submarine Command Changes|10 Apr. 1928, p. 12}}|note=seemingly became captain after stint as 1st Lt.}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Seccombe Felton|nick=Evelyn S. Felton|appt=10 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 244}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Seccombe Felton|nick=Evelyn S. Felton|appt=10 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 244}}|end=29 April, 1929}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert James Gardner|nick=Robert J. Gardner|appt=29 April, 1929|end=9 July, 1929|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel lost under his command}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:29, 9 May 2020
| H.M.S. H 47 (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | H.47[1] |
| Builder: | William Beardmore & Company[2] |
| Ordered: | March, 1917[3] |
| Launched: | 19 Nov, 1918[4] |
| Collision: | 9 Jul, 1929[5] |
H.M.S. H 47 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.
Service
From at least mid-1927 through at least early 1929, she was part of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.[6][7]
H 47 sank after being rammed by L 12 near Milford Haven on 9 July, 1929. Both submarines had been on the surface, and L 12's officer of the watch Lt. Keen felt that H 47 had made an unsound manoeuvre as he tried unsuccessfully to avoid collision by applying the Rules of the Road.[8][9][10]
Twenty-four men in H 47 died. Her commander, Robert James Gardner was reprimanded following a Court Martial.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant Denis W. Granet, 24 September, 1919[12] – 14 February, 1921
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry K. B. Mitchell, 14 February, 1921 – 7 January, 1922
- Lieutenant-Commander John G. Sutton, 7 January, 1922[13][14] – 25 August, 1923[15] (and as S.S.O.)
- Lieutenant in Command Theodore F. A. Voysey, 25 August, 1923[16] – 5 November, 1923[17]
- Lieutenant in Command Thomas M. Taylor, 4 November, 1923[18] – 3 January, 1925
- Lieutenant-Commander Victor C. Dorman-Smith, 3 January, 1925[19] – 3 August, 1926[20]
- Lieutenant in Command Geoffrey Healey, 18 November, 1926[21] – 5 June, 1927 (reverted to general naval service)
- Lieutenant in Command Rowland H. Stokes-Rees, – 10 April, 1928[22] (seemingly became captain after stint as 1st Lt.)
- Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn S. Felton, 10 April, 1928[23] – 29 April, 1929
- Lieutenant in Command Robert J. Gardner, 29 April, 1929 – 9 July, 1929 (vessel lost under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 22.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
- ↑ "L 12 at Milford Haven." The Times (London, England), 10 July 1929, p. 16.
- ↑ "Submarines' Dive at H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1929, p. 16.
- ↑ "Loss of H 47." The Times (London, England), 27 July 1929, p. 9.
- ↑ "Commander of H 47 Reprimanded." The Times (London, England), 3 Aug. 1929, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
- ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
- ↑ Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
- ↑ Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.
- ↑ Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
- ↑ "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
Bibliography
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| H 21 | H 22 | H 23 | H 24 | H 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H 26 | H 27 | H 28 | H 29 | H 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H 31 | H 32 | H 33 | H 34 | H 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H 42 | H 43 | H 44 | H 47 | H 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H 49 | H 50 | H 51 | H 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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