G 11 (I 3C)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | G |
| Fate: | Ran aground and was wrecked off Howick, Northumberland, returning from Dogger Bank patrol in thick fog on 22nd November 1918. Two crew members lost. |
G11
Commanders
| 1918: | Lieutenant | Richard Douglas Sandford | VC |
| 1918: | Lieutenant Commander | George Fagan Bradshaw |
10th Flotilla. Tees.
Sections of the submarine including tanks hatches and fittings can still be seen among the rocks at low water.
Roll of Honour |
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| Back, George Phillip J/40179 | Born: 21st Jun, 1899. | ||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1918. | |||
| Telegraphist | Aged: 19 | ||
| from Chelsea, London | |||
| Drowned while escaping from the wreck of HMS G11 which grounded at Howick, Northumberland. | |||
| Foster, Pliny SS 110928 | Born: 27th Nov, 1893. | ||
| Died: 22nd Nov, 1918. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 24 | ||
| RN DoB 27/11/1892 | from UK | ||
| G11 ran aground off Howick in Northumberland in adverse weather conditions (navigation having only been possible via dead reckoning) As the crew abandoned ship, two men fell in the water. The body of Stoker Foster was never recovered | |||
| Sandford, Richard Douglas VC | |||
| Died: 23rd Nov, 1918. | |||
| Lieutenant | |||
| Commanding Officer. Died in hospital. He had been taken ill with typhoid fever and died in hospital in Yorkshire. |
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Events
| 28-03-1915 | Laid Down |
| 22-02-1916 | Launched |
| 13-05-1916 | Completed |
| 22-11-1918 | G11 ran aground off Howick in Northumberland in adverse weather conditions (navigation having only been possible via dead reckoning) As the crew abandoned ship, two men fell in the water. The body of Stoker Foster was never recovered but Tel Back was recovered and buried in St Peter's Longhoughton. One further casualty, Lt Richard Sandford VC (who had been admitted to Eston hospital suffering from typhoid fever) died the day after learning his beloved submarine had been lost. |
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