A5
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | A Group 2 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1920. |
The ill fated A5
A5
Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Davis, Henry | Stoker | 290058 | 24 | |
| Goldthorpe, Ernest | Leading Stoker | 280244 | 28 | |
| Manley, Arthur | Petty Officer 1st Class | 146205 | 32 | |
| Died of injuries at Haulbowline Hospital | ||||
| Pryor, William John | Petty Officer 1st Class | 157383 | 31 | |
| Died of injuries at Haulbowline Hospital | ||||
| Sinden, Charles Edward | Chief Engine Room Artificer | 268278 | 33 | |
| Skinner, Frederick Charles | Lieutenant | 21 | ||
| Promotion to Lieutenant 15/02/1905 | ||||
Events
| 01-09-1903 : | Laid Down |
| 03-03-1904 : | Launched |
| 11-02-1905 : | Completed |
| 16-02-1905 : | A5 experienced an internal petrol explosion shortly after refuelling from the depot ship HMS Hazard berthed in Queenstown, County Cork. The cause of the explosion was petrol fumes being ignited by a spark from the Main Motor Brushes. Six of the crew were immediately killed by the explosion or died shortly afterward. |
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