L24
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | L Group 2 |
| Fate: | Sunk in collision with HMS Resolution off Portland 10th January 1924 |
Roll of Honour
| S Ballard | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| D Barton | Lieutenant | ||
| S Bennett | Petty Officer | ||
| E Buck | Chief Petty Officer | ||
| H Bulbeck | Leading Seaman | ||
| J Byron | Warrant Engineer | ||
| H Cann | Leading Stoker | ||
| H Chevis | Leading Signalman | ||
| D Crumbie | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| W Dempsey | Leading Seaman | ||
| H Donald | Able Seaman | ||
| P Eddis | Lieutenant Commander | ||
| B Flanagan | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| D Fletecher | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | ||
| AJ France | Able Seaman | ||
| W Garrish | Able Seaman | ||
| D Gray | Lieutenant | ||
| GW Green | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| A Grigg | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| E Hillman | Stoker Petty officer | ||
| E Johnson | Acting Leading Stoker | ||
| P Lane | Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | ||
| A Lawley | Able Seaman | ||
| FC Lough | Able Seaman | ||
| E Lyons | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| C Matthews | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | ||
| J Mitchell | Telegraphist | ||
| E Newing | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| TM Parkhurst | Petty Officer Telegraphist | ||
| S Phillips | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| EP Pound | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| T Quantock | Able Seaman | ||
| A Smith | Signalman | ||
| J Stapleton | Leading Seaman | ||
| E Stedal | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| G Stewart | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| GJ Tippen | Leading Stoker | ||
| W Walker | Stoker 1st Class | ||
| A Wallace | Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | ||
| G Waterfield | Able Seaman | ||
| DJ Watkinson | Lieutenant | ||
| J Wilson | Petty Officer | ||
| W Wise | Petty officer |
HMS L24 was detailed to take part in Exercise GA in January 1924, which was intended to improve submarine tactics in dealing with aircraft, both friendly and hostile. On 10th January HMS Resolution, a 29,000-ton battleship, left Portland bound for the exercise.
After several hours at sea a lookout on board the Resolution reported a disturbance on the surface ahead and at 1113 a slight bump was felt. L24 was shortly afterwards reported missing and salvage vessels were dispatched to the area. Unfortunately night soon fell and the weather the next day prevented any further search and by the 12th all hope of finding survivors had to be given up.
The Resolution was checked for evidence of a collision, her chain was found to be fractured at the very bottom and this was taken as evidence of a collision. It is believed that L24 was unaware of the Resolution's position having carried out a mock attack on another ship and was surfacing when she suddenly became aware of the looming battleship. A crash dive was probably attempted but L24 was unable to avoid the battleship.
Events
| 19-02-1919 : | Launched |
| 10-01-1924 : | Sunk in collision with HMS Resolution off Portland |
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