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
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Barrow, John Gerald | Sub Lieutenant | 20 | ||
| Beal, William Alexander | Stoker | K 8664 | 22 | |
| Beckwith, Percy | Stoker | K 2496 | 24 | |
| Blake, Charley Ellman | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 280 | 28 | |
| Cholmley, George Francis | Lieutenant Commander | 32 | ||
| Commanding Officer | ||||
| Coutanche, Stanley Vernon | Leading Seaman | 229936 | 26 | |
| Douglas, Alfred John | Stoker | K 4408 | 25 | |
| Edroff, Frederick Wallace | Petty Officer | 216669 | 31 | |
| Harris, Herbert Joseph | Petty Officer | 175521 | 37 | |
| Hellon, Richard Saunders | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | 271113 | 34 | |
| House, Alfred Ernest | Stoker | K 808 | 24 | |
| Hunt, Albert Edward | Able Seaman | 235216 | 25 | |
| Hunt, Fred | Engine Room Artificer 1st Class | 269555 | 37 | |
| Jones, Robert | Able Seaman | 215732 | 28 | |
| Lowman, William George | Able Seaman | J 10953 | 20 | |
| Macfarlane, George Webster | Chief Petty Officer | 160606 | 39 | |
| Matheson, Neil | Chief Stoker | 287663 | 36 | |
| Merritt, Percy George | Stoker Petty Officer | 301550 | 31 | |
| Morgan, Alfred Lowe | Signalman | 223305 | 27 | |
| Querotret, Peter | Able Seaman | 210665 | 29 | |
| Scott, Edgar | Stoker | K 2072 | 25 | |
| Scott, John Stuart Binny | Lieutenant | 26 | ||
| Stothard, Joseph | Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | M 987 | 27 | |
| Tanner, George Henry | Leading Stoker | 222533 | 27 | |
| Taylor, George William | Leading Seaman | J 5939 | 25 | |
| RN DoB given 21/03/1889 though actual 21/03/1890 | ||||
| Westrope, John William | Leading Seaman | 201402 | 31 | |
| Whittington, Jesse | Stoker 1st Class | K 3399 | 23 | |
| Young, William | Able Seaman | 221404 | 28 | |
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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