Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Cachalot (1937)"

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H.M.S. Cachalot (1937)
Builder:	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Laid down:	12 May, 1936
Launched:	2 Dec, 1937
Commissioned:	15 Aug, 1938
Sunk:	30 Jul, 1941

H.M.S. Cachalot was one of six Grampus Class minelaying submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Lieutenant-Commander Sydney W. F. Bennetts, 26 August, 1937^[1] – 15 June, 1940^[2]
Lieutenant-Commander John D. Luce, 15 June, 1940^[3] – 21 February, 1941^[4]
Lieutenant in Command Hugo R. B. Newton, 21 February, 1941^[5] – 30 July, 1941^[6] (captured after vessel lost under his command)

Grampus Class Minelaying Submarine

Cachalot

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Submarines (UK)

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+{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John David Luce|nick=John D. Luce|appt=15 June, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3416}}|end=21 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3416}}}}
+{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugo Rowland Barnwell Newton|nick=Hugo R. B. Newton|appt=21 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3416}}|end=30 July, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|3416}}|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=captured after vessel lost under his command}}
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