Allied Warships

HMS L 27 (N 27)

Submarine of the L class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassL 
PennantN 27 
Built byVickers (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 1917 
Launched14 Jun 1919 
Commissioned25 Mar 1926 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Completed at Chatham Dockyard (Chatham, U.K.).

Sold to be broken up for scrap to Metal Industries, Montreal, Canada in July 1946.

 

Commands listed for HMS L 27 (N 27)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Patrick James Cowell, RN24 Jul 1939

2Lt. John Dennis Martin, RN???11 Jun 1940

3Lt. John Symons Huddart, RN??????
4Lt. Harry Noel Edmonds, RN11 Jan 194110 Aug 1941
5Lt. Norman Limbury Auchinleck Jewell, RN10 Aug 1941Dec 1941

6Lt. Walter Neal Eade, RNR24 Aug 194230 May 1943

7Lt. Marcel Ivan Usher, RN23 Aug 1943

8Lt. James Newenham Elliott, RN28 Apr 1944

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Noteable events involving L 27 include:


15 Oct 1940
HMS L 27 attacks a German convoy in the English Channel off Cape Barfleur, France. All torpedoes fired missed their target.

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