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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]

A memorial to her lost crew was purchased by subscription from the personnel of her parent ship H.M.S. Vulcan and emplaced near the altar of the Royal Naval Church, Portland. Rear-Admiral Grace unveiled the memorial on 10 November, 1929.^[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant Denis W. Granet, 24 September, 1919^[13] – 14 February, 1921
Lieutenant & Commander Henry K. B. Mitchell, 14 February, 1921 – 7 January, 1922
Lieutenant-Commander John G. Sutton, 7 January, 1922^[14]^[15] – 25 August, 1923^[16] (and as S.S.O.)
Lieutenant in Command Theodore F. A. Voysey, 25 August, 1923^[17] – 5 November, 1923^[18]
Lieutenant in Command Thomas M. Taylor, 4 November, 1923^[19] – 3 January, 1925
Lieutenant-Commander Victor C. Dorman-Smith, 3 January, 1925^[20] – 3 August, 1926^[21]
Lieutenant in Command Geoffrey Healey, 18 November, 1926^[22] – 5 June, 1927 (reverted to general naval service)
Lieutenant-Commander Edwin B. Clark, 24 June, 1927^[23] – 4 July, 1927^[24] (temporary)
Lieutenant in Command Rowland H. Stokes-Rees, – 10 April, 1928^[25] (seemingly became captain after stint as 1st Lt.)
Lieutenant-Commander Evelyn S. Felton, 10 April, 1928^[26]^[27] – 29 April, 1929^[28]
Lieutenant in Command Robert J. Gardner, 29 April, 1929 – 9 July, 1929 (vessel lost under his command)

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.
↑ "Memorial To Crew Of Submarine H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 Nov. 1929, p. 8.
↑ 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.
↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.
↑ Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.
↑ "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.
↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.
↑ Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

Bibliography

"H" Class Submarine

Group 1

H 1

H 2

H 3

H 4

H 5

H 6

H 7

H 8

H 9

H 10

Group 2

H 11

H 12

H 13

H 14

H 15

H 16

H 17

H 18

H 19

H 20

Group 3

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

<–

"F" Class

Submarines (UK)

"G" Class

–>

[1] Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.

[2] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[3] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 22.

[4] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[5] Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.

[6] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.

[7] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.

[8] "L 12 at Milford Haven." The Times (London, England), 10 July 1929, p. 16.

[9] "Submarines' Dive at H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1929, p. 16.

[10] "Loss of H 47." The Times (London, England), 27 July 1929, p. 9.

[11] "Commander of H 47 Reprimanded." The Times (London, England), 3 Aug. 1929, p. 10.

[12] "Memorial To Crew Of Submarine H 47." The Times (London, England), 11 Nov. 1929, p. 8.

[13] The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.

[14] Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.

[15] The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.

[16] Sutton Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/54. f. 54.

[17] Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.

[18] Voysey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/177. f. 179.

[19] The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.

[20] Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.

[21] Dorman-Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/24. f.24.

[22] The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.

[23] Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.

[24] Clark Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/84. f. 84.

[25] "Submarine Command Changes." The Times (London, England), 10 Apr. 1928, p. 12.

[26] Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

[27] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 244.

[28] Felton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/25. f. 25.

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