D2
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | D |
| Fate: | Sunk on 25th November 1914 by a German patrol boat off Borkum Island. |
D2
D2
On the night of 22nd November 1914 the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Arthur George Jameson was washed overboard in rough weather and drowned. After returning to harbour Lieutenant Commander Clement G W Head was appointed 'in Command' as his replacement.
On the 24th November Submarine D2 sailed again from Harwich for a patrol off the German Coast. The Submarine did not return from patrol and was lost with all hands. It is believed that D2 was trapped in shallow water off the Ems estuary and was destroyed by German Patrol Craft.
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Artis, Alfred | Stoker 1st Class | K 3712 | 27 | |
| Barnett, Alfred | Stoker 1st Class | 310969 | 30 | |
| Bird, Herbert Charles James | Stoker 1st Class | K 5470 | 23 | |
| Coplestone, Frederick Lewis | Lieutenant Commander (Retired) | 32 | ||
| Cox, Samuel Ford | Able Seaman | 239274 | 23 | |
| Dalton, George | Stoker Petty Officer | 291703 | 34 | |
| Dawe, Charles Henry | Leading Seaman | 221373 | 28 | |
| Fish, Frederick | Leading Stoker | 283286 | 37 | |
| RN DoB 29/08/1877. Actual 28/10/1878 | ||||
| Head, Clement Gordon Wakefield | Lieutenant Commander (CO) | 29 | ||
| Hibbs, Fredrick | Petty Officer | 212178 | 29 | |
| At birth Hibbs, Fred Served as Hibbs, Frederick. | ||||
| Hiscock, Arthur | Petty Officer | 191423 | DSM | 34 |
| Hobson, George | Stoker 1st Class | K 2805 | 26 | |
| Jameson, Arthur George | Lieutenant Commander | 31 | ||
| Lost overboard 23/11/H5511914 MPD | ||||
| Kemp, Frederick James | Stoker 1st Class | K 8777 | 30 | |
| Kennett, Thomas Edward | Able Seaman | 196592 | 33 | |
| Kilburn, Charlie Edwards | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 848 | 29 | |
| At birth Kilburn, Charlie Edwards Served as Kilburn, Charlie Edward. | ||||
| Killham, Edgar John | Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | M 776 | 21 | |
| Lock, Walter Henry | Able Seaman | 205253 | 31 | |
| Lumb, Joseph | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 1674 | 26 | |
| McDonald, William | Petty Officer | 210701 | 30 | |
| Noyce, William Harry | Stoker | K 4834 | 26 | |
| Oakeley, Francis Eckley | Lieutenant | 23 | ||
| Peters, William Thomas | Leading Seaman | 229227 | 27 | |
| Pethick, Eli | Able Seaman | J 1209 | 23 | |
| Rolfe, Charles Burt | Leading Seaman | 226345 | 27 | |
| Smith, George William | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 271616 | 31 | |
| Wilkinson, Joseph | Telegraphist | J9962 | 20 | |
Events
| 25-05-1908 : | Launched |
| 10-07-1909 : | Laid Down |
| 29-03-1911 : | Completed |
| 23-11-1914 : | Lt Cdr Jameson was washed overboard from HMS D2 and drowned on 23 November 1914. |
| 25-11-1914 : | D2 put to sea on the 24th, under the command of Lieutenant Commander C Head. The submarine failed to return. It is believed that she was sunk on, or around, the 25th of November, following an encounter with a German Torpedo Boat. |
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