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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''B 4''''' was one of 11 submarines of the [["B" Class Submarine (1904)|"B" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''B 4''''' was one of eleven [["B" Class Submarine (1904)|"B" class coastal submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Service==
 
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''B 4'' collided with a dredger while entering Portsmouth harbour on 21 July, 1906.  Lt. [[David de Beauvoir Stocks]] beached her to prevent her sinking.  She was later repaired in drydock.
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At the outset of war, she was assigned to the {{UK-SF|3}}.  In January 1915, 3 S.F. was consolidated in the {{UK-SF|4}}, serving in Home and Atlantic Waters.  In October 1915, she was moved to the {{UK-SF|9}} which was just three submarines strong and part of the [[Clyde Local Defence Flotilla]].
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In September 1916 she joined the {{UK-SF|7}}, which was really just her until it was disbanded in November 1916.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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{{LieutRN}} [[David de Beauvoir Stocks|David de B. Stocks]], 1 July, 1906.{{NLApr10|p. 344}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=David de Beauvoir Stocks|nick=David de B. Stocks|appt=1 July, 1906{{NLApr10|p. 344}}|end=8 August, 1910}}
* {{LieutRN}} [[Claud Lacy Yea Dering|Claud L. Y. Dering]], 8 August, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 317}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Robert Henry Taunton Raikes|nick=Robert H. T. Raikes|appt=8 August, 1910<ref>Raikes Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} pf. 220, 221.</ref>|end=5 May, 1911<ref>Raikes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/94.|D7604506}} pf. 220, 221.</ref>}}
*  Lieutenant & Commander [[Alton Wishart]], 19 March, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (July, 1913) p. 317.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Claud Lacy Yea Dering|nick=Claud L. Y. Dering|appt=5 May, 1911<ref>Dering Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>|end=19 March, 1913<ref>Dering Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/122.|D7604534}} f. ?.</ref>}}
{{LieutRN}} [[Henry Phillips Hughes|Henry P. Hughes]], 20 August, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (January, 1915) p. 277.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Alton Wishart|nick=Alton Wishart|appt=19 March, 1913{{NLJul13|p. 317}}|end=16 August, 1913}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Phillips Hughes|nick=Henry P. Hughes|appt=20 August, 1913<ref>Hughes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/22.|D7604435}} f. 182.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 277}}|end=1 April, 1916<ref>Hughes Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/22.|D7604435}} f. 182.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-SF|9}} from 5 November, 1915}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 12:11, 23 June 2020

H.M.S. B 4 (1905)
Pendant Number: I.24 (1914)
B.4 (mid 1915)[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Launched: 14 Nov, 1905[3]
Sold: Apr, 1919[4]
H.M.S. B 4 was one of eleven "B" class coastal submarines completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

B 4 collided with a dredger while entering Portsmouth harbour on 21 July, 1906. Lt. David de Beauvoir Stocks beached her to prevent her sinking. She was later repaired in drydock.

At the outset of war, she was assigned to the Third Submarine Flotilla. In January 1915, 3 S.F. was consolidated in the Fourth Submarine Flotilla, serving in Home and Atlantic Waters. In October 1915, she was moved to the Ninth Submarine Flotilla which was just three submarines strong and part of the Clyde Local Defence Flotilla.

In September 1916 she joined the Seventh Submarine Flotilla, which was really just her until it was disbanded in November 1916.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 82.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 87.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
  6. Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
  7. Raikes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/94. pf. 220, 221.
  8. Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  9. Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
  11. Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/22. f. 182.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 277.
  13. Hughes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/22. f. 182.

Bibliography


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