H.M.S. Adamant (1911)

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H.M.S. Adamant (1911)
Pendant Number: P.37 (1914)
P.00 (Jan 1918)[1]
Builder: Cammell Laird[2]
Launched: 12 Jul, 1911[3]
Commissioned: 27 Apr, 1912[4]
Sold: 21 Sep, 1932[5]

H.M.S. Adamant was completed to navy order as a depot ship.

Service

Adamant served with the Eighth Submarine Flotilla at Harwich in 1914 and 1915. In mid-1915, she moved to the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla.

At the end of 1919, she joined the Atlantic Fleet's Ninth Submarine Flotilla, being the second depot ship supporting her eight "L" class submarines.

In early 1918, she moved to become part of the British Adriatic Force.

She was recommissioned at Portsmouth on 5 January 1925 and sent to support the submarines of the Second Submarine Flotilla in the Mediterranean.[6]

Adamant was re-commissioned at Devonport on 12 November, 1926. She supported the Second Submarine Flotilla until at least mid-1931.[7][8]

In June of 1933, her bell was one of about 100 surplus bells announced as being for sale at prices ranging from £1 to £10. Preference would be given to those offers from men with a special consideration in the bell in question.[9] Apparently, no quick sale was made, as in 1935, her bell was again one of several ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and men. It attracted a price of £1-£5, and men were to apply to win one at the fixed price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment given.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  2. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  3. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  4. The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 273.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 214.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
  8. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 214.
  9. "Warships' Bells." The Times (London, England), 12 June 1933, p. 11.
  10. "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 10, 1935; pg. 6; Issue 47139.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 268.
  12. Sommerville Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/10. f. 413.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391c.
  14. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
  15. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
  16. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/105. f. 503.
  17. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391c.
  18. Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/105. f. 503.
  19. Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
  20. Benning Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/183. f. 98.
  21. The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 724.
  22. Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  23. Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  24. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  25. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  26. de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
  27. de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
  28. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  29. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 723.
  30. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
  31. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 722.
  32. de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
  33. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  34. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 214.
  35. Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
  36. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 214.
  37. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 214.
  38. The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 214.
  39. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 214.
  40. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 09, 1929; pg. 8; Issue 45172.
  41. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 215.
  42. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, February 17, 1932, Issue 46059, p.6.

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).