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==Service==
 
==Service==
In late 1920, submarines M 1, M 2 and M 3 were allocated to submarine reserve group "C" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}
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In late 1920, submarines ''M 1'', ''M 2'' and ''M 3'' were allocated to submarine reserve group "C" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of {{CommRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]] and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 804}}
  
 
In 1923 while under the command of [[Henry Francis Morton Peto]], ''M 2'' collided with {{UK-Cyclops}} and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>
 
In 1923 while under the command of [[Henry Francis Morton Peto]], ''M 2'' collided with {{UK-Cyclops}} and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.<ref>Peto Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/211.|D7605296}} f. 580.</ref>
  
Reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 252}}
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She was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 252}}
  
Completed to full complement on 8 October, 1928 for operation with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLFeb29|p. 252}}
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Completed to full complement on 5 July, 1927 for operation with the {{UK-SF|5}}.{{NLJul31|p. 251}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Lawrence Boyd|nick=James L. Boyd|appt=13 January, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 252}}|end=21 October, 1926}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=James Lawrence Boyd|nick=James L. Boyd|appt=13 January, 1926{{NLFeb26|p. 252}}|end=21 October, 1926}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=22 January, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 252}}|end=14 May, 1929}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=22 January, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 252}}|end=14 May, 1929}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Duncan de Mussenden Leathes|nick=John D. de M. Leathes|appt=17 November, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 251}}|end=}}
 
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Revision as of 11:01, 15 February 2018

H.M.S. M 2 (1918)
Builder: Vickers[1]
Ordered: May, 1916[2]
Launched: 19 Oct, 1918[3]
Foundered: 26 Jan, 1932[4]
Fate: off Portland[5]
H.M.S. M 2 was one of 4 submarines of the "M" class.

Service

In late 1920, submarines M 1, M 2 and M 3 were allocated to submarine reserve group "C" at Portsmouth, under the collective command of Commander Hubert Vaughan-Jones and tender to Dolphin.[6]

In 1923 while under the command of Henry Francis Morton Peto, M 2 collided with Cyclops and he was cautioned to exercise greater care in future.[7]

She was reduced to Reserve on 20 August, 1924.[8]

Completed to full complement on 5 July, 1927 for operation with the Fifth Submarine Flotilla.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 40.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
  6. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
  7. Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.
  10. Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  11. Dering Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/122. f. ?.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 804.
  13. Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
  14. Hine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/286. f. 301.
  15. Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  16. Peto Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/211. f. 580.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 252.
  18. The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 252.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 252.
  20. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 251.

Bibliography


"M" Class Submarine
  M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4  
<– "L" Class Submarines (UK) "R" Class –>