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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''X1''''' was a large cruiser submarine in the [[Royal Navy]] launched in 1923 and completed in 1925. | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''X1''''' was a large cruiser submarine in the [[Royal Navy]] launched in 1923 and completed in 1925. | ||
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| + | ==Design and Construction== | ||
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| + | * four QF 5.2-in Mark I guns in two unarmoured turrets, 100 rounds per gun | ||
| + | * six 21-in torpedo tubes forward | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
Construction was overseen by [[Robert Henry Taunton Raikes]], who was appointed to the vessel on 11 December, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 846-898}}. | Construction was overseen by [[Robert Henry Taunton Raikes]], who was appointed to the vessel on 11 December, 1922{{NLJan23|p. 846-898}}. | ||
| − | She paid off on 23 January, 1924, which seems odd, as she had not yet been commissioned.{{NLFeb26|p. 291}} | + | She paid off on 23 January, 1924, which seems odd, as she had not yet been commissioned; perhaps 1926 was intended.{{NLFeb26|p. 291}} |
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| + | On 29 January, 1925, [[Philip Esmonde Phillips]] was appointed, to assume command when the vessel finally commissioned later that year.<ref>Phillips Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>{{NLFeb29|p. 291}} | ||
| − | + | Reduced to one-third crew on 9 February, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 294}} | |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Esmonde Phillips|nick=Philip E. Phillips|appt=29 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 291}}|ass=December, 1925<ref>Phillips Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 214}}|end=29 July, 1927<ref>Phillips Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Esmonde Phillips|nick=Philip E. Phillips|appt=29 January, 1925{{NLApr25|p. 291}}|ass=December, 1925<ref>Phillips Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>{{NLJul24|p. 214}}|end=29 July, 1927<ref>Phillips Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/51/173.|D7604928}} f. 184.</ref>|precBy=New Command}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=27 July, 1927|end=28 July, 1930}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Henry Allen|nick=Charles H. Allen|appt=27 July, 1927{{NLFeb29|p. 291}}|end=28 July, 1930}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|nick=Edward M. C. Barraclough|appt=28 July, 1930|end=9 February, 1931}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|nick=Edward M. C. Barraclough|appt=28 July, 1930|end=9 February, 1931}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Andrew Lancelot Besant|nick=Andrew L. Besant|appt=9 April, 1931<ref>Besant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/44.|D7616013}} f. 44.</ref>|end=30 December, 1931<ref>Besant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/44.|D7616013}} f. 44.</ref>}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Lancelot Milman Shadwell|nick=Lancelot M. Shadwell|appt=9 February, 1931|end=9 April, 1931|note=temporary, had been 1st Lt. for 10 months}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Andrew Lancelot Besant|nick=Andrew L. Besant|appt=9 April, 1931{{NLJul31|p. 291}}<ref>Besant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/44.|D7616013}} f. 44.</ref>|end=30 December, 1931<ref>Besant Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/44.|D7616013}} f. 44.</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Hamilton Macnair|nick=John H. Macnair|appt=30 December, 1931<ref>Macnair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/62.|}} f. 62.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 294}}|end=1 March, 1933<ref>Macnair Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/62.|}} f. 62.</ref>}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 March, 1933|end=8 December, 1933}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Domvile Auchmuty Musters|nick=John D. A. Musters|appt=1 March, 1933|end=8 December, 1933}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Robert Shearman Barry|nick=Robert S. Barry|appt=8 December, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 294}}|end=1 August, 1934}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:58, 4 February 2021
| H.M.S. X1 (1923) | |
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| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 2 Nov, 1921 |
| Launched: | 16 Nov, 1923 |
| Commissioned: | 25 Sep, 1925[1] |
| Scrapped: | 1936 |
Contents
Design and Construction
- four QF 5.2-in Mark I guns in two unarmoured turrets, 100 rounds per gun
- six 21-in torpedo tubes forward
Service
Construction was overseen by Robert Henry Taunton Raikes, who was appointed to the vessel on 11 December, 1922[2].
She paid off on 23 January, 1924, which seems odd, as she had not yet been commissioned; perhaps 1926 was intended.[3]
On 29 January, 1925, Philip Esmonde Phillips was appointed, to assume command when the vessel finally commissioned later that year.[4][5]
Reduced to one-third crew on 9 February, 1931.[6]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Philip E. Phillips, 29 January, 1925[7] – 29 July, 1927[8]
- Commander Charles H. Allen, 27 July, 1927[9] – 28 July, 1930
- Commander Edward M. C. Barraclough, 28 July, 1930 – 9 February, 1931
- Lieutenant-Commander Lancelot M. Shadwell, 9 February, 1931 – 9 April, 1931 (temporary, had been 1st Lt. for 10 months)
- Lieutenant-Commander Andrew L. Besant, 9 April, 1931[10][11] – 30 December, 1931[12]
- Commander John H. Macnair, 30 December, 1931[13][14] – 1 March, 1933[15]
- Commander John D. A. Musters, 1 March, 1933 – 8 December, 1933
- Lieutenant-Commander Robert S. Barry, 8 December, 1933[16] – 1 August, 1934
Torpedoes
Guns
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 846-898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 291.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 291.
- ↑ Phillips Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/173. f. 184.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 291.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 291.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Besant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/44. f. 44.
- ↑ Macnair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/62. f. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ Macnair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/62. f. 62.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 294.
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).
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