H.M.S. G 13 (1916)

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H.M.S. G 13 (1916)
Pendant Number: I.5C (1914)
G.13 (mid 1915)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: 24 Nov, 1914[3]
Launched: 18 Jul, 1916[4]
Commissioned: Sep, 1916[5]
Sold: Jan, 1923[6]
H.M.S. G 13 was one of fourteen "G" class submarines completed in Britain during the Great War, intended primarily to hunt German U-boats.

Service

On 10 March, 1917, while affiliated with the Tenth Submarine Flotilla, she sank UC 43 at 60deg 57' N., 4deg 11' W..[7]

By late 1920, she was one of six "G" class submarines in reserve at Portsmouth as the "L" group under the collective command of Lieutenant Humphrey G. Veale, tender to Dolphin.[8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 87.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  7. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 777.
  9. Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
  10. Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
  11. Veale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/110. f. 112.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 777.
  13. Veale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/110. f. 112.

Bibliography


"G" Class Submarine
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