H.M.S. B 11 (1906)
| H.M.S. B 11 (1906) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | I.00 (1914) B.11 (mid 1915)[1] |
| Builder: | Vickers[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Feb, 1906[3] |
| Sold: | 1919[4] |
While operating in the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla,[5] B 11 sank the Turkish ironclad Mesûdiye in the Dardanelles on 13 December, 1914.[6]
Service
In the summer of 1914, B 11 went to Malta as one of three "B" class boats to initially constitute what would become the Mediterranean Submarine Flotilla.
Around November, 1915, B 11 was transferred to the British Adriatic Squadron, becoming one of a six "B" class boats in the formation. At a time when it coastal submarines were enjoying ever-less utility, the Adriatic was well-suited to operations by such handy craft.
After being attacked by an Austrian flying boat on 11 December, 1915, Lieutenant Gravener saw the plane set upon the waves with an engine problem. B 11's machine gun jammed and the enemy plane was able to take off again before a ramming attempt could be made.[7]
By January, 1916, B 11 was desginated as the "parent" submarine to the five other boats.
The submarine's opportunity to confront the aerial threat over the Adriatic would be repeated, as on 17 January, 1916 she captured a seaplane and crew who had set down with engine trouble.
B 11 was withdrawn from service around November 1916 and taken to Malta, where she would be reconfigured for surface-only operation as an "S" class patrol boat. She returned with three sisters to the Adriatic Squadron in August 1917.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Lieutenant & Commander Clyfford H. Warren, 25 February, 1908 – 12 January, 1911
- Lieutenant & Commander Robert B. Ramsay, 7 August, 1908[8] – 1 February, 1909[9]
- Lieutenant in Command Charles de Burgh, 12 January, 1911[10] – 30 December, 1913[11]
- Lieutenant Norman D. Holbrook, 30 December, 1913[12] – September, 1915 (invalided with dysentery)
- Captain Wilfred Tomkinson, 5 October, 1915[13] – late 1915 (and for duty with submarines)
- Lieutenant in Command Samuel M. G. Gravener, 27 August, 1915[14] – 15 January, 1916[15]
- Lieutenant & Commander Kenneth Michell, c. mid January, 1916 – 18 August, 1916
I can't explain the overlap between Warren and Ramsay.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 82.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 15.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 5.
- ↑ Wilson & Kemp. Mediterranean Submarines. p. 98.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/137. ff. 75, 78.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ de Burgh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/314. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 310.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
- ↑ Gravener Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/334. f. ?.
- ↑ Gravener Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/334. f. ?.
Bibliography
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