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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
''Platypus'' served with British submarines at Harwich throughout the war.{{DittColl|p. 295}}
 
''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.
  
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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={{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={{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={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Courtney Boyle|nick=Edward C. Boyle|appt=28 October, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 950}}}}
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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={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Courtney Boyle|nick=Edward C. Boyle|appt=11 March, 1919{{NLDec19|p. 950}}}}
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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).



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