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H 24

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: H21
Fate: Sold 4th May 1934.

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Commanders
1918:    Colin George MacArthur
1919: Lieutenant   Gerald Edward Colpoys
1920: Lieutenant   Alexander McGowan McCulloch
1921: Lieutenant   Edmund Rodenhurst Dodd
1922: Lieutenant Commander   Basil Nugent Downie
1923: Lieutenant   Richard Charlie Donovan
1923: Lieutenant   Brian Lane Clark
1924: Lieutenant   Garth Henry Fyson Owles
1926: Lieutenant Commander   Rupert Richard Devlin
1927: Lieutenant Commander   Edwin Bidder Clark
1928: Lieutenant   Eric Alonzo Stocker
1930: Lieutenant   Guy Howard Bolus
1931: Lieutenant   Frank Woodgate Lipscomb

In June 1922 whilst submerged during exercises she was rammed by HMS Vancouver. The Conning tower was badly damaged and although the Vancouver left part of one of her screws embedded in the junction of the conning-tower and the pressure hull there were no breaches. Fortunately there were no casualties

Events

04-03-1917  Laid Down
14-11-1917  Launched
09-05-1918  Completed
04-05-1934  Sold for breaking
H21 Specification
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