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|launch=24 Sep, 1926 | |launch=24 Sep, 1926 | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
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}} By early 1933, she was with the {{UK-SF|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLJan33|p. 257}} By October 1935, she was back with the {{UK-SF|5}},{{NLOct35|p. 257}} remaining there until at least mid-1937.{{NLJul37|p. 258}} | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment are provided when known. | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Oberon''"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Oberon''"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Ralfe Thompson|nick=Charles R. Thompson|appt=January, 1929{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Guy D'Oyly-Hughes|nick=Guy D'Oyly-Hughes|appt=13 November, 1925{{NLJul27|p. 257}}|end=April, 1928{{ToL|Submarine Command Changes|10 Apr. 1928, p. 12}}|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gerald Edward Colpoys|nick=Gerald E. Colpoys|appt=April, 1928{{ToL|Submarine Command Changes|10 Apr. 1928, p. 12}}|end=15 January, 1929<ref>Colpoys Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/95.|}} f. 97.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Ralfe Thompson|nick=Charles R. Thompson|appt=12 January, 1929{{NLFeb29|p. 256}}|end=16 May, 1930}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Louis Merriman|nick=Frank L. Merriman|appt=15 May, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 256}}|end=15 May, 1933<ref>Halahan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/140.|}} f. 140.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick John Crosby Halahan|nick=Frederick J. C. Halahan|appt=15 May, 1933{{NavAppts|12 Apr. 1933, p. 4}}<ref>Halahan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/123/140.|}} f. 140.</ref>|end=1934}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}} ('''I,''' ''Sw.'')|name=David Edward Gillespie Wemyss|nick=David E. G. Wemyss|appt=25 February, 1934{{NLJul34|p. 258}}|end=16 April, 1935}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones|nick=Frank G. Hackforth-Jones|appt=16 April, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 257}}|end=9 January, 1936}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Palmer Claridge|nick=Gilbert P. Claridge|appt=9 January, 1936|end=21 January, 1937}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Eric Philip Arthur Brooks|nick=Eric P. A. Brooks|appt=21 January, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 258}}|end=}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Carlton Cumberbatch|nick=Henry C. Cumberbatch|appt=2 August, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=20 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=James Anthony Surtees Wise|nick=James A. S. Wise|appt=20 November, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=16 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Peter Ronald Ward|nick=Peter R. Ward|appt=16 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=8 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Cecil Bernard Crouch|nick=Cecil B. Crouch|appt=8 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=19 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Fowle Pizey|nick=Edward F. Pizey|appt=19 August, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=27 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Peter Robert Helfrich Harrison|nick=Peter R. H. Harrison|appt=27 January, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=2 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Edward Fowle Pizey|nick=Edward F. Pizey|appt=2 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=22 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Michael Beauchamp St. John|nick=Michael B. St. John|appt=22 September, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=3 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=George David Archibald Gregory|nick=George D. A. Gregory|appt=3 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=17 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Evelyn Boddington|nick=Robert E. Boddington|appt=17 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=22 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Peter Joseph Howell Bartlett|nick=Peter J. H. Bartlett|appt=22 November, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=28 December, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Hugh Patrick de Crecy Steel|nick=Hugh P. de C. Steel|appt=28 December, 1941{{UBAlly|2352}}|end=1 January, 1942{{UBAlly|2352}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Norman Jack Coe|nick=Norman J. Coe|appt=1 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=6 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Peter Joseph Howell Bartlett|nick=Peter J. H. Bartlett|appt=6 January, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{SubRNR}} in Command|name=James Joseph Dymoke-Bryne|nick=James J. Dymoke-Bryne|appt=March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=4 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Stephen John Fovargue|nick=Stephen J. Fovargue|appt=4 June, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=8 September, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Wentworth McCoy|nick=John W. McCoy|appt=8 September, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=22 July, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Bertram de Betham Kershaw|nick=John B. de B. Kershaw|appt=20 July, 1943{{UBAlly|1403}}|end=24 March, 1944{{UBAlly|1403}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Michael Lindsay Coulton Crawford|nick=Michael L. C. Crawford|appt=24 March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}|end=5 July, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|3391}}}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 21 July 2021
| H.M.S. Oberon (1926) | |
|---|---|
| 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] By October 1935, she was back with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla,[5] remaining there until at least mid-1937.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, 13 November, 1925[7] – April, 1928[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, April, 1928[9] – 15 January, 1929[10]
- Lieutenant-Commander Charles R. Thompson, 12 January, 1929[11] – 16 May, 1930
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank L. Merriman, 15 May, 1930[12] – 15 May, 1933[13]
- Lieutenant-Commander Frederick J. C. Halahan, 15 May, 1933[14][15] – 1934
- Lieutenant-Commander (I, Sw.) David E. G. Wemyss, 25 February, 1934[16] – 16 April, 1935
- Lieutenant-Commander Frank G. Hackforth-Jones, 16 April, 1935[17] – 9 January, 1936
- Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert P. Claridge, 9 January, 1936 – 21 January, 1937
- Lieutenant-Commander Eric P. A. Brooks, 21 January, 1937[18]
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry C. Cumberbatch, 2 August, 1939[19] – 20 November, 1939[20]
- Lieutenant-Commander James A. S. Wise, 20 November, 1939[21] – 16 April, 1940[22]
- Lieutenant in Command Peter R. Ward, 16 April, 1940[23] – 8 May, 1940[24]
- Lieutenant in Command Cecil B. Crouch, 8 May, 1940[25] – 19 August, 1940[26]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward F. Pizey, 19 August, 1940[27] – 27 January, 1941[28]
- Lieutenant in Command Peter R. H. Harrison, 27 January, 1941[29] – 2 February, 1941[30]
- Lieutenant-Commander Edward F. Pizey, 2 February, 1941[31] – 22 September, 1941[32]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael B. St. John, 22 September, 1941[33] – 3 November, 1941[34]
- Lieutenant-Commander George D. A. Gregory, 3 November, 1941[35] – 17 November, 1941[36]
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert E. Boddington, 17 November, 1941[37] – 22 November, 1941[38]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter J. H. Bartlett, 22 November, 1941[39] – 28 December, 1941[40]
- Lieutenant-Commander Hugh P. de C. Steel, 28 December, 1941[41] – 1 January, 1942[42]
- Lieutenant in Command Norman J. Coe, 1 January, 1942[43] – 6 January, 1942[44]
- Lieutenant-Commander Peter J. H. Bartlett, 6 January, 1942[45] – March, 1942[46]
- Sub-Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James J. Dymoke-Bryne, March, 1942[47] – 4 June, 1942[48]
- Lieutenant in Command Stephen J. Fovargue, 4 June, 1942[49] – 8 September, 1942[50]
- Lieutenant-Commander John W. McCoy, 8 September, 1942[51] – 22 July, 1943[52]
- Lieutenant-Commander John B. de B. Kershaw, 20 July, 1943[53] – 24 March, 1944[54]
- Lieutenant in Command Michael L. C. Crawford, 24 March, 1944[55] – 5 July, 1944[56]
Torpedoes
Guns
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 257.
- ↑ "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
- ↑ "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
- ↑ Colpoys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/95. f. 97.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 256.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 256.
- ↑ Halahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/140. f. 140.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 12 Apr. 1933, p. 4.
- ↑ Halahan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/140. f. 140.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 257.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 258.
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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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