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HMS L4

Notes from Wikipedia:

HMS L4 was built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 21 June 1916 and was commissioned on 26 December 1918. She sailed with the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Ambrose (1903) to Hong Kong in 1919 as part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla, arriving there in January 1920. On 20 October 1927 off Hong Kong, L4 and HMS L5 rescued crew of the merchant ship SS Irene from a pirate attack after firing her deck gun. HMS L4 was sold on 24 February 1934 and then broken up in Charlestown, Fife.


 

L4 Submarine in Naval basin

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1927

1927 L4 Submarine - Royal Naval Dockyard

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1927

The L4 was laid down in 1916 and commissioned in 1918. Broken up in April 1934.

1922 L4 Submarine - Royal Naval Dockyard

The L4 was laid down in 1916 and commissioned in 1918. Broken up in April 1934.

In October 1927,  L4 and L5 submarines rescued crew members of the S.S. Irene from a pirate attack in Bias Bay, off Hong Kong waters. A map of the Bias Bay attack is provided here

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1922

1926 Submarines and HMS Titania

When / Where: A note on the back of the photo answers both questions -

Back of photo

H.M.S. "Titania"
Hongkong 1926 

Gwulo talk: More photographs of old Hong Kong and the tales they tell

When: Wednesday, 20th November at 7pm

Where: Harold Smyth room, St. John's Cathedral

Details and booking: http://www.cab.org.hk/Old_Hong_Kong.png

What: If you think this looks like mother duck with her ducklings, you're not far off the mark. HMS Titania, the ship on the right, was a

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