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|builder=[[John Brown & Company]]{{DittColl|p. 295}}
 
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'''H.M.S. ''Platypus''''' was completed to navy order as a depot ship.
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'''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}}
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''Platypus'' served with British submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}}
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She was transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in March of 1919, becoming '''H.M.A.S. ''Platypus'''''.
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''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">{{TenureListBegin|null}}
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<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}}}}
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{{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=Edward Courtney Boyle|nick=Edward C. Boyle|appt=11 March, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 950}}}}
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{{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}}
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{{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}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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}}
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{{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}}
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{{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}}
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{{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}}
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{{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''}}
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{{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''}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 December 2020

H.M.S. Platypus (1916)
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.

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. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  5. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 294.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.
  8. Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
  9. Gill Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/72. f. 207.
  10. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
  11. Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 950.
  13. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  14. Boyle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/135. f. 138.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 903.
  16. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 295.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 295.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 294.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 295.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 294.
  21. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 297.
  22. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 297.
  23. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 297.
  24. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 356.
  25. 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).