 G9 sole survior, Stoker William Drake |
| The Upholder Fiasco | Read |
| To many serving in the fleet it now appeared that anything which was not cost effective or productive was a potential candidate to be retired or sold-off. The exception everyone presumed was, of course, new vessels including the Upholders - but even they tell victim. | |
| E20 | |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | E Group 2 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk on 5th November 1916 by German U-boat U14 in the Sea of Marmara |
Melanie Wiggins
The story of how HMS Seal's crew miraculously escaped death in their flooded submarine but are forced to surrender to the Germans and endure five years as prisoners of war while bombs rain on Germany.
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