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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''H 23''''' was one of 44 submarines of the [["H" Class Submarine (1915)|"H" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''H 23''''' was one of forty-four [["H" Class Submarine (1915)|"H" class submarines]] completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1910s.
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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From mid-1927, part of the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul27|p. 243}}
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In early 1929, still part of the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 243}}
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She was reduced to immediate Reserve at Gosport on 22 July, 1932, but still affiliated with 5 S.F..{{NLJan33|p. 244}}
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In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5.  Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.{{ToL|Ships' Bells for Sale|Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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*  {{LieutRN}} in Command [[Lancelot Vivian Donne|Lancelot V. Donne]] D.S.C., 3 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 782a}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Ernest George Ebblewhite|nick=Ernest G. Ebblewhite|appt=20 February, 1918|end=April, 1919<ref>Only year is clearly legible in Service Record.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=John Graeme Hay Steedman|nick=John G. H. Steedman|appt=10 October, 1919|end=early 1920<ref>left when sub reduced</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}} in Command|name=Lancelot Vivian Donne|nick=Lancelot V. Donne|appt=3 September, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 782''a''}}|end=1 September, 1921}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Aubrey Cecil Newbold|nick=Aubrey C. Newbold|appt=27 September, 1921|end=27 February, 1922}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Brian Lane Clark|nick=Brian L. Clark|appt=27 February, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 764}}|end=19 January, 1923}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Basil Nugent Downie|nick=Basil N. Downie|appt=19 January, 1923|end=19 February, 1924}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Parkinson|nick=Thomas Parkinson|appt=19 February, 1924<ref>Parkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/63.|}} f. 63.</ref>|end=20 August, 1924<ref>Parkinson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/63.|}} f. 63.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Walter Ernest Higham|nick=Walter E. Higham|appt=20 August, 1924|end=28 April, 1926}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Guy Christopher Harris|nick=Guy C. Harris|appt=29 April, 1926<ref>Harris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/117.|}} f. 117.</ref>|end=13 April, 1927<ref>Harris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/117.|}} f. 117.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson|nick=Thomas E. K. Donaldson|appt=13 April, 1927<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/147/149.|}}  f. 149.</ref>|end=3 August, 1927<ref>Donaldson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/147/149.|}}  f. 149.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Caledon Charles Alexander|nick=Caledon C. Alexander|appt=3 August, 1927<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/87.|}} f. 87.</ref>|end=7 November, 1927<ref>Alexander Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/117/87.|}} f. 87.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Hugh Valentine King|nick=Hugh V. King|appt=7 November, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 243}}|end=22 February, 1929}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Albert Maurice Chovil|nick=Albert M. Chovil|appt=2 February, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 244}}|end=}}
 
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[[Cyril Joseph Firth]] commanded this boat some time between 1929 and 1931.{{ToL|Commander C. J. Firth|11 Aug. 1938, p. 13}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 1 November 2022

H.M.S. H 23 (1918)
Pendant Number: H.23[1]
Builder: Vickers[2]
Ordered: Jan-Feb, 1917[3]
Launched: 29 Jan, 1918[4]
Commissioned: Apr, 1918[5]
Sold: May, 1934[6]
H.M.S. H 23 was one of forty-four "H" class submarines completed for the Royal Navy in the 1910s.

Service

From mid-1927, part of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[7]

In early 1929, still part of the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[8]

She was reduced to immediate Reserve at Gosport on 22 July, 1932, but still affiliated with 5 S.F..[9]

In 1934, her bell, inscribed with her name and perhaps her motto, was offered for sale to naval officers and others who might be interested, at a price between £1 and £5. Interested parties were to write the Director of Stores and were urged to include any special information which might convey the importance they attach to the bell, in light of the Admiralty's understanding that such items carry great sentimental value.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Cyril Joseph Firth commanded this boat some time between 1929 and 1931.[25]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 88.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 243.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
  10. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 18, 1934; pg. 4; Issue 46731.
  11. ↑ Only year is clearly legible in Service Record.
  12. ↑ left when sub reduced
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
  15. ↑ Parkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/63. f. 63.
  16. ↑ Parkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/63. f. 63.
  17. ↑ Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/117. f. 117.
  18. ↑ Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/117. f. 117.
  19. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
  20. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/147/149. f. 149.
  21. ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/87. f. 87.
  22. ↑ Alexander Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/87. f. 87.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 243.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
  25. ↑ "Commander C. J. Firth." The Times (London, England), 11 Aug. 1938, p. 13.

Bibliography


"H" Class Submarine
Group 1
H 1 H 2 H 3 H 4 H 5
H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10
Group 2
H 11 H 12 H 13 H 14 H 15
H 16 H 17 H 18 H 19 H 20
Group 3
H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H 25
H 26 H 27 H 28 H 29 H 30
H 31 H 32 H 33 H 34 H 41
H 42 H 43 H 44 H 47 H 48
  H 49 H 50 H 51 H 52  
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