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H.M.S. Medway (1928) | |
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Builder: | Vickers |
Laid down: | Apr, 1927 |
Launched: | 19 Jul, 1928 |
Completed: | 3 Jul, 1929 |
Torpedoed: | 30 Jun, 1942 |
H.M.S. Medway was completed to navy order as a submarine depot ship.
There was an destroyer named H.M.S. Medway launched in 1916.
Service
Medway proceeded to the China Station after she was commissioned by Colin Cantlie in July 1929. Upon her arrival there, Cantlie became Captain (S) of the Fourth Submarine Flotilla.
In World War II, Medway was sent to the Mediterranean. She was torpedoed in 1942.
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Colin Cantlie, 1 January, 1929[1][2] – March, 1931[3] (and as Captain (S), Fourth Submarine Flotilla from arrival in China)
- Captain Hugh R. Marrack, 25 March, 1931[4] – 4 May, 1933[5] (and as Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
- Captain Allan Poland, 4 May, 1933[6] – 2 November, 1934[7] (and as Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 254.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Marrack Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/225. f. 237.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
- ↑ Poland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/306. f. 322.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).