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|name= Platypus | |name= Platypus | ||
|launch=28 Oct, 1916{{DittColl|p. 295}} | |launch=28 Oct, 1916{{DittColl|p. 295}} | ||
− | |builder=[[John Brown]]{{DittColl|p. 295}} | + | |builder=[[John Brown & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 295}} |
|fate=Sold | |fate=Sold | ||
|pend=C8 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 295}} | |pend=C8 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 295}} | ||
|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> | ||
− | '''H.M.S. ''Platypus''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. | + | '''H.M.S. ''Platypus''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Originally intended to support the Australian submarines {{AU-AE1}} and {{AU-AE2}}, she became available after they were lost and was then commissioned in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | ''Platypus'' served with submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}} | + | ''Platypus'' served with British submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}} |
+ | |||
+ | She was transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in March of 1919, becoming '''H.M.A.S. ''Platypus'''''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Platypus'' was re-commissioned on 13 July, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 294}} | ||
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+ | Re-commissioned on 14 January, 1925.{{NLFeb29|p. 295}} | ||
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+ | Around 1930, she was renamed '''H.M.A.S. ''Penguin'''''. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
Dates of appointment given. | Dates of appointment given. | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Platypus''" nat="UK">{{ | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapts otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Platypus''" nat="UK"> |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Courtney Boyle|nick=Edward C. Boyle|appt=28 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 950}}}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Dale Gill|nick=Henry D. Gill|appt=27 March, 1917<ref>Gill Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/72.|D7604484}} f. 207.</ref>|end=20 April, 1917<ref>Gill Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/50/72.|D7604484}} f. 207.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Gordon Brodie|nick=Charles G. Brodie|appt=March, 1917<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref>|end=28 October, 1918<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.</ref>|note=and for submarines}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Courtney Boyle|nick=Edward C. Boyle|appt=28 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 950}}<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>|end=after March, 1919<ref>Boyle Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/135.|D7604039}} f. 138.</ref>|note=and in command of a Submarine Flotilla}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood|nick=Maurice B. R. Blackwood|appt=13 July, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 903}}|note=and as Captain (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Cantrell Johnstone Soutter|nick=James C. J. Soutter|appt=26 May, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 295}}|end=|note=and as Commander (D)|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}} ('''N''')|name=George Francis Langford|nick=George F. Langford|appt=14 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 295}}|end=4 September, 1925{{INF}}|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=David Crawfurd Pillans|nick=David C. Pillans|appt=4 September, 1925{{NLFeb26|p. 294}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Cyril John Percy Hill|nick=Cyril J. P. Hill|appt=24 September, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 295}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Bryan Stevenson|nick=John B. Stevenson|appt=28 October, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 294}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''|note=and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}} (emergency)|name=Henry James Feakes|nick=Henry J. Feakes|appt=7 August, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 297}}|end=1933|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''|note=and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Cuthbert John Pope|nick=Cuthbert J. Pope|appt=20 March, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 297}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''|note=and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Arthur Scott|nick=George A. Scott|appt=11 June, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 297}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Penguin''|note=and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Henry Clarmont Phillips|nick=Henry C. Phillips|appt=22 June, 1938{{NLMay39|p. 356}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Penguin''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=Harry Thring Bennett|nick=Harry T. Bennett|appt=19 February, 1941{{NLDec41|p. 1614}}|end=|as=Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Platypus''}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapts> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Platypus_(1917)}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 December 2020
H.M.S. Platypus (1916) | |
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Pendant Number: | C8 (Jan 1918)[1] |
Builder: | John Brown & Company[2] |
Launched: | 28 Oct, 1916[3] |
Sold: | Dec, 1957[4] |
H.M.S. Platypus was completed to navy order as a depot ship. Originally intended to support the Australian submarines AE 1 and AE 2, she became available after they were lost and was then commissioned in the Royal Navy.
Service
Platypus served with British submarines at Harwich throughout the war.[5]
She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in March of 1919, becoming H.M.A.S. Platypus.
Platypus was re-commissioned on 13 July, 1922.[6]
Re-commissioned on 14 January, 1925.[7]
Around 1930, she was renamed H.M.A.S. Penguin.
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Lieutenant-Commander Henry D. Gill, 27 March, 1917[8] – 20 April, 1917[9]
- Commander Charles G. Brodie, March, 1917[10] – 28 October, 1918[11] (and for submarines)
- Captain Edward C. Boyle, 28 October, 1918[12][13] – after March, 1919[14] (and in command of a Submarine Flotilla)
- Commander Maurice B. R. Blackwood, 13 July, 1922[15] (and as Captain (D))
- Commander James C. J. Soutter, 26 May, 1923[16] (and as Commander (D))
- Commander (N) George F. Langford, 14 January, 1925[17] – 4 September, 1925[Inference]
- Captain David C. Pillans, 4 September, 1925[18]
- Acting Commander Cyril J. P. Hill, 24 September, 1928[19]
- Captain John B. Stevenson, 28 October, 1929[20] (and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales)
- Captain (emergency) Henry J. Feakes, 7 August, 1931[21] – 1933 (and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales)
- Captain Cuthbert J. Pope, 20 March, 1933[22] (and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales)
- Captain George A. Scott, 11 June, 1936[23] (and as Captain Superintendent, Sydney and Captain-in-Charge New South Wales)
- Captain Henry C. Phillips, 22 June, 1938[24]
- Commander Harry T. Bennett, 19 February, 1941[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.
- ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
- ↑ Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
- ↑ Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 903.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 297.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 356.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1614.
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).