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She recommissioned on 8 December, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 803}}
 
She recommissioned on 8 December, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 803}}
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Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 January, 1925.{{NLApr25|p. 252}} 
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Ordered to leave Malta with her five "L" class submarines of {{UK-SF|2}} on 26 October, 1926, the formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S).<ref>"Naval And Military."  ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.</ref>  ''Lucia'' paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 9 December, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 252}}
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''Lucia'' suffered a mutiny on the morning of Sunday, 4 January 1931 after bad weather and imminent exercises had precluded the chance to offer the crew weekend leave.  While thirty men had refused their duties on Sunday,{{ToL|H.M.S. Lucia|6 Jan. 1931, p. 12}} only four men were subjected to courtw-martial, commencing on 20 January.{{ToL|The Lucia Courts-Martial|19 Jan. 1931, p. 9}}
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The ship was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 February, 1931 for service with the {{UK-SF|2}} as part of the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]].{{NLJul31|p. 251}}
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The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1934.{{NLOct35|p. 253}}
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''Lucia'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 5 May, 1936.{{NLJul37|p. 253}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment given.
 
Dates of appointment given.
<div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lucia''" nat="UK">{{TenureListBegin|null}}
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Lucia''" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|nick=Leonard A. B. Donaldson|appt=20 June, 1916<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>|note=and in command of the {{UK-SF|10}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson|nick=Leonard A. B. Donaldson|appt=20 June, 1916<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>|note=and in command of the {{UK-SF|10}}|end=September, 1918<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith|nick=Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith|appt=September, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 836}}|note=and in command of the {{UK-SF|10}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith|nick=Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith|appt=September, 1918<ref>Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/89.|D8115817}} f. 89.</ref>{{NLFeb19|p. 836}}|end=30 October, 1920<ref>Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90/89.|D8115817}} f. 89.</ref>|note=and in command of the {{UK-SF|10}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecile Ponsonby Talbot|nick=Cecil P. Talbot|appt=30 October, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 803}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cecil Ponsonby Talbot|nick=Cecil P. Talbot|appt=30 October, 1920<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}}  f. 65.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 803}}|end=14 July, 1921<ref>Talbot Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/120.|D7604219}}  f. 65.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
{{TenureListEnd}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Geoffrey Layton|nick=Geoffrey Layton|appt=14 July, 1921<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|end=14 April, 1924<ref>Layton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/134.|D7604233}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Bertram Ramsay|nick=Robert B. Ramsay|appt=14 April, 1924<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 252}}|end=June, 1926<ref>Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/137.|D7604236}} ff. 75, 78.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Burnard Darke|nick=Reginald B. Darke|appt=14 June, 1926<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|end=31 December, 1926<ref>Darke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} f. ?.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Colin Cantlie|nick=Colin Cantlie|appt=15 November, 1927<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|end=18 August, 1928<ref>Cantlie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/263.|D7605018}} f. 278.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Allan Poland|nick=Allan Poland|appt=18 August, 1928<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|end=4 May, 1929<ref>Poland Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/306.|D7605061}} f. 322.</ref>|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=6 May, 1929|end=c. October, 1929{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 October, 1929|end=c. 11 November, 1929{{INF}}|note=for passage to UK}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederick Henry Taylor|nick=Frederick H. Taylor|appt=11 November, 1929|end=c. 12 August, 1930|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Oswald Ernest Hallifax|nick=Oswald E. Hallifax|appt=12 August, 1930|end=3 February, 1931|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ronald William Blacklock|nick=Ronald W. Blacklock|appt=3 February, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 251}}|end=9 July, 1932|note=and as Commander (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|nick=Edward M. C. Barraclough|appt=9 July, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 251}}|end=4 May, 1933}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Geoffrey Meredith Keble Keble-White|nick=Geoffrey . K. Keble-White|appt=4 May, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 253}}|end=2 April, 1935|note=and for duty with submarines}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Ian Agnew Patterson Macintyre|nick=Ian A. P. Macintyre|appt=2 April, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 253}}|end=26 August, 1936|note=and for duty with submarines}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Harry Percy Kendall Oram|nick=Harry P. K. Oram|appt=31 August, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 253}}|end=|note=and as Captain (S), {{UK-SF|2}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Philip Mark Stephens|nick=Philip M. Stephens|appt=12 January, 1937{{NavAppts|26 Nov. 1936, p. 4}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frank Harold Alderson|nick=Frank H. Alderson|appt=3 January, 1939{{NavAppts|7 Dec. 1938, p. 6}}|end=mid 1939}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Morgan John Yeatman|nick=Morgan J. Yeatman|appt=30 May, 1939{{NavAppts|18 May 1939, p. 10}}|end=21 August, 1939{{INF}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=James Frank William Mudford|nick=James F. W. Mudford|appt=22 September, 1939<ref>Mudford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/120/162.|}} f. 162.</ref>|end=11 December, 1939<ref>Mudford Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/120/162.|}} f. 162.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Sydney Moffat Raw|nick=Sydney M. Raw|appt=10 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}|end=10 December, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Charles Richard de Bunsen Loftus Townshend|nick=Charles R. de B. L. Townshend|appt=May, 1940{{NLDec41|p. 1391}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Robert Michael Gore Gambier|nick=Robert M. G. Gambier|appt=17 March, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}|end=2 April, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}} (retired)|name=Gerald Hugh Stapleton|nick=Gerald H. Stapleton|appt=2 April, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}|end=December, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|7270}}}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 20 April 2023

H.M.S. Lucia (1907)
Pendant Number: P.2A (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Furness[2]
Launched: 21 Nov, 1907[3]
Sold: 4 Sep, 1946[4]

H.M.S. Lucia was the German merchant Spreewald, captured in September 1914 and converted to a depot ship for use in the Royal Navy.

Service

Lucia completed conversion to a depot ship in August, 1916. She served the Tenth Submarine Flotilla in the Tees from 1916 to 1918.[5]

She recommissioned on 8 December, 1919.[6]

Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 5 January, 1925.[7]

Ordered to leave Malta with her five "L" class submarines of Second Submarine Flotilla on 26 October, 1926, the formation was expected back in Devonport on 7 November and the boats would fall under command of Rear-Admiral (S).[8] Lucia paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham on 9 December, 1926.[9]

Lucia suffered a mutiny on the morning of Sunday, 4 January 1931 after bad weather and imminent exercises had precluded the chance to offer the crew weekend leave. While thirty men had refused their duties on Sunday,[10] only four men were subjected to courtw-martial, commencing on 20 January.[11]

The ship was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 February, 1931 for service with the Second Submarine Flotilla as part of the Atlantic Fleet.[12]

The ship re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1934.[13]

Lucia was re-commissioned at Devonport on 5 May, 1936.[14]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 294.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
  7. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
  8. "Naval And Military." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 26, 1926; pg. 11; Issue 4441.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 252.
  10. "H.M.S. Lucia." The Times (London, England), 6 Jan. 1931, p. 12.
  11. "The Lucia Courts-Martial." The Times (London, England), 19 Jan. 1931, p. 9.
  12. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
  13. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 253.
  14. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
  15. Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  16. Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  17. Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 836.
  19. Dunbar-Nasmith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90/89. f. 89.
  20. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 803.
  22. Talbot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/120. f. 65.
  23. Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  24. Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
  25. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  26. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 252.
  27. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  28. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  29. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  30. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  31. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
  32. Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  33. Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
  34. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
  35. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
  36. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 253.
  37. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 253.
  38. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 253.
  39. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 26 Nov. 1936, p. 4.
  40. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 Dec. 1938, p. 6.
  41. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 May 1939, p. 10.
  42. Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
  43. Mudford Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/120/162. f. 162.
  44. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  45. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  46. The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1391.
  47. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  48. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  49. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  50. Uboat.net page on the ship.

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).