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==Service==
 
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Commissioned at Birkenhead on 29 November, 1930 under the command of Lt. Commander [[Walter Ernest Higham]].{{NLJul31|p. 260}}  By early 1933, she was with {{UK-SF|3}} on the [[China Station]].{{NLJan33|p. 261}}
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In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.  Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
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By mid-1934, the formation changed to the {{UK-SF|4}}.{{NLJul34|p. 262}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Walter Ernest Higham|nick=Walter E. Higham|appt=29 November, 1930{{NLJan33|p. 261}}|end=January, 1933|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Evelyn Roberts Churchill MacVicker|nick=Evelyn R. C. MacVicker|appt=January, 1933|end=late January, 1933}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lancelot Leslie Bryan Myers|nick=Lancelot L. B. Myers|appt=12 April, 1933<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>{{NLOct35|p. 262}}|end=27 November, 1935<ref>Myers Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/96/245.|}} f. 321.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Wentworth McCoy|nick=John W. McCoy|appt=27 November, 1935{{NLJul37|p. 263}}|end=29 July, 1937{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=David Caldicott Ingram|nick=David C. Ingram|appt=29 July, 1937{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}|end=26 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Charles Alexander Rowe|nick=Charles A. Rowe|appt=26 February, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}|end=1 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Hugh Nowell|nick=Gilbert H. Nowell|appt=1 April, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}|end=16 July, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3402}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when sub lost under his command}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 5 February 2021

H.M.S. Phoenix (1929)
Builder: Cammell Laird
Launched: 3 Oct, 1929
Commissioned: 29 Nov, 1930[1]
Sunk: 16 Jul, 1940
Fate: by Italian Albatross

H.M.S. Phoenix was one of six Parthian Class submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Birkenhead on 29 November, 1930 under the command of Lt. Commander Walter Ernest Higham.[2] By early 1933, she was with Third Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.[3]

In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value. Just why her bell would be offered for sale at this point in her career seems hard to explain.[4]

By mid-1934, the formation changed to the Fourth Submarine Flotilla.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 260.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 260.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 261.
  4. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 262.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 261.
  7. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 262.
  9. ↑ Myers Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/245. f. 321.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 263.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


Parthian Class Submarine
  Pandora Parthian Perseus  
  Phoenix Poseidon Proteus  
<– Odin Class Submarines (UK) Rainbow Class –>
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