E3
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | E Group 1 |
| Fate: | Submarine E3 had been detailed to patrol off the Island of Borkum in the North Sea. However Submarine E3 was sighted, whilst on the surface, by the German U-Boat U-27. The Commander of U-27 fired his torpedoes and sank E3. It is reported that four of the crew were seen in the water after the Submarine sank but the Commander of U-27 (Lieutenant Commander Bernhard Wegener) was unwilling to close the area to make a rescue as he was concerned that there was another British Submarine in the area. When he finally closed the area of the sinking all four had vanished. As a result all of the crew of Submarine E3 died in the sinking. |
E3
Roll of Honour
| J G Barrow | Acting Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| W A Beal | Stoker | ||
| P Beckwith | Stoker | ||
| C E Blake | Engine Room Artificer | ||
| G F Cholmley | Lieutenant Commander | ||
| A J Douglas | Stoker | ||
| F W Edroff | Petty Officer | ||
| H J Harris | Petty Officer | ||
| R S Hellon | Engine Room Artificer | ||
| F Hunt | Engine Room Artificer | ||
| R Jones | Able Seaman | ||
| W G Lowman | Able Seaman | ||
| G W Macfarlane | Chief Petty Officer | ||
| N Matheson | Chief Stoker | ||
| P C Merritt | Stoker Petty Officer | ||
| A L Morgan | Signalman | ||
| P Querotret | Able Seaman | ||
| E Scott | Stoker | ||
| JSB Scott, John Stuart B | Lieutenant | ||
| J Stothard | Engine Room Artificer | ||
| G H Tanner | Leading Seaman | ||
| G W Taylor | Ordinary Seaman | ||
| J W Westrope | Leading Seaman | ||
| J Whittington | Stoker | ||
| W Young | Able Seaman |
Events
| 27-04-1911 : | Laid Down |
| 29-12-1912 : | Launched |
| 29-05-1914 : | Completed |
| 18-10-1914 : | Sunk off Borkum Island by U27 - First submarine loss of WWI. |
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