Difference between revisions of "H.M.S. Medway (1928)"
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | + | She served on the [[China Station]] before World War II, and moved to Egypt in 1940. | |
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| − | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Richard Marrack|nick=Hugh R. Marrack|appt=2 February, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 254}}|end=|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-SF|4}}}} | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| − | laid=Apr | + | laid=Apr 27 |
| − | launch=19 Jul | + | launch=19 Jul 1928 |
| − | + | comm=3 Jul 29{{NLJan33|p. 254}} | |
fate=Torpedoed | fate=Torpedoed | ||
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Revision as of 10:39, 19 April 2018
H.M.S. Medway was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship in the Royal Navy.
Service
She served on the China Station before World War II, and moved to Egypt in 1940.
Captains
Dates of appointment given.
- Captain Hugh R. Marrack, 2 February, 1931[1] (and as Captain (D), Fourth Submarine Flotilla)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 254.
Bibliography
