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==Service==
 
==Service==
 
On 26 April 1920, she was one of three "K" class vessels comprising reserve submarine group "A" at Rosyth, under the collective command of {{CommRN}} [[John Fenwick Hutchings|John F. Hutchings]].{{NLJun20|p. 797}}
 
On 26 April 1920, she was one of three "K" class vessels comprising reserve submarine group "A" at Rosyth, under the collective command of {{CommRN}} [[John Fenwick Hutchings|John F. Hutchings]].{{NLJun20|p. 797}}
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In 1925, she was part of the {{UK-SF|1}}, operating with the Atlantic Fleet.{{NLApr25|p. 249}}  On 7 December, she paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham.{{NLFeb26|p. 249}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Victor Essendene Ward|nick=Victor E. Ward|appt=23 June, 1919<ref>Ward Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/300.|D7604712}} f. 323.</ref>|end=27 October, 1919<ref>Ward Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/300.|D7604712}} f. 323.</ref>|note=some hard inferences being made in reading this Service Record}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Victor Essendene Ward|nick=Victor E. Ward|appt=23 June, 1919<ref>Ward Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/300.|D7604712}} f. 323.</ref>|end=27 October, 1919<ref>Ward Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/300.|D7604712}} f. 323.</ref>|note=some hard inferences being made in reading this Service Record}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Fenwick Hutchings|nick=John F. Hutchings|appt=26 April, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 797}}|end=14 February, 1921<ref>Hutchings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7604367}} f. 146.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-K10}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Fenwick Hutchings|nick=John F. Hutchings|appt=26 April, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 797}}|end=14 February, 1921<ref>Hutchings Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/270.|D7604367}} f. 146.</ref>|note=and in command of {{UK-K10}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Frederick Henry Taylor|nick=Frederick H. Taylor|appt=8 March, 1921|end=18 December, 1922}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gray Higgins|nick=Henry G. Higgins|appt=18 December, 1922<ref>Higgins Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/313.|D7605068}} f. 330.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 774}}|end=15 August, 1923<ref>Higgins Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/313.|D7605068}} f. 330.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Henry Gray Higgins|nick=Henry G. Higgins|appt=18 December, 1922<ref>Higgins Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/313.|D7605068}} f. 330.</ref>{{NLJan23|p. 774}}|end=15 August, 1923<ref>Higgins Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/313.|D7605068}} f. 330.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=15 August, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 249}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Cyril George Bucknill Coltart|nick=Cyril G. B. Coltart|appt=15 August, 1923{{NLApr25|p. 249}}|end=16 April, 1925}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claud Barrington Barry|nick=Claud B. Barry|appt=March, 1925<ref>Barry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53.|}} f. 150.</ref>|end=13 November, 1925<ref>Barry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53.|}} f. 150.</ref>}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Claud Barrington Barry|nick=Claud B. Barry|appt=March, 1925<ref>Barry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53.|}} f. 150.</ref>|end=13 November, 1925<ref>Barry Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53.|}} f. 150.</ref>}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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{{Footer "K" Class Submarine (1916)}}
 
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Revision as of 09:54, 15 February 2018

H.M.S. K 2 (1916)
Pendant Number: K.2[1]
Builder: Portsmouth Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: Aug, 1915[3]
Launched: 14 Oct, 1916[4]
Commissioned: Feb, 1917[5]
Sold: Jul, 1926[6]
H.M.S. K 2 was one of 18 submarines of the "K" class.

Service

On 26 April 1920, she was one of three "K" class vessels comprising reserve submarine group "A" at Rosyth, under the collective command of Commander John F. Hutchings.[7]

In 1925, she was part of the First Submarine Flotilla, operating with the Atlantic Fleet.[8] On 7 December, she paid off into Dockyard Control at Chatham.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 89.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
  7. The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 797.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 249.
  9. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 249.
  10. Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  11. Laurence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/175. f. 579.
  12. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  13. Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. f. ?.
  14. Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/300. f. 323.
  15. Ward Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/300. f. 323.
  16. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 797.
  17. Hutchings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/270. f. 146.
  18. Higgins Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/313. f. 330.
  19. The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 774.
  20. Higgins Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/313. f. 330.
  21. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 249.
  22. Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.
  23. Barry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53. f. 150.

Bibliography


"K" Class Submarine
Original Design
K 1 K 2 K 3 K 4 K 5
K 6 K 7 K 8 K 9 K 10
K 11 K 12 K 13 K 14 K 15
  K 16 K 17  
Improved Design
  K 26  
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