H.M.S. H 24 (1917)

H.M.S. H 24 (1917)
Pendant Number:	H.24^[1]
Builder:	Vickers^[2]
Ordered:	Jan-Feb, 1917^[3]
Launched:	14 Nov, 1917^[4]
Commissioned:	Apr, 1918^[5]
Sold:	May, 1934^[6]

H.M.S. H 24 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

H 24 was commissioned on 28 June, 1922 for service with the Third Submarine Flotilla.^[7]

In mid-1927, she was one of three "H" class boats comprising Group "E" Submarines in Reserve at Portland, under the collective command of Lieutenant-Commander E. B. Clark, appointed 23 May, 1927.^[8]

She was commissioned on 20 March 1928 for service with the Sixth Submarine Flotilla.^[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant & Commander Colin G. MacArthur, 27 February, 1918 – 20 January, 1919
Lieutenant & Commander Gerald E. Colpoys, 20 January, 1919^[10] – 14 August, 1920
Lieutenant Alexander McG. McCulloch, 14 August, 1920^[11]
Lieutenant in Command Edmund R. Dodd, 28 June, 1922^[12]
Lieutenant in Command Basil N. Downie, 20 October, 1922^[13] – 19 January, 1923
Lieutenant in Command Richard C. Donovan, 6 August, 1923^[14]
Lieutenant in Command Frank L. Merriman, 3 March, 1925^[15]
Lieutenant-Commander Edwin B. Clark, 23 May, 1927^[16] (as one of three Group "E" submarines in reserve)
Lieutenant in Command Eric A. Stocker, 31 December, 1928^[17]
Lieutenant in Command Guy H. Bolus, 27 December, 1930^[18]

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. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
↑ Forum thread
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.

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

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"F" Class

Submarines (UK)

"G" Class

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[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. 40.

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

[5] The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.

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

[7] The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 242.

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

[9] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.

[10] The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 782a.

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

[12] Forum thread

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

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

[15] The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.

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

[17] The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.

[18] The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.

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