H5
| Built By: | Vickers (Canada) |
| Build Group: | H Group 1 |
| Fate: | Submarine H5 had sailed for a patrol in the Irish Sea. In the morning of Saturday, 2nd March 1918 the Submarine was sighted after it had crossed the bows of a steamer, the SS Rutherglen. The Captain of the Rutherglen believed that he had come across a U-Boat and he rammed the submarine resulting in the loss of all the crew. SS Rutherglen was herself sunk on 24th April 1918 after being torpedoed by a U-Boat whilst on passage between Gibraltar and Genoa. |
H5
Commissioning officers were:
- Lieut. Cromwell H. Varley, RN
- CO, Lieut F. Busbridge, RN
- 1st Lieut and A/Lt. Wm. Lowell Thompson, RNVR, a Canadian from Ucluelet, BC.
Events
| 11-01-1915 : | Laid Down |
| 01-04-1915 : | Launched |
| 02-03-1918 : | The steamer Rutherglen sighted a submarine, which crossed its bows at considerable speed. Believing the submarine to be a U-boat Rutherglen rammed the vessel. Cries were heard in the water and a strong smell of petrol was also present. Nothing more was heard from H5 and it is believed that she was Rutherglen's victim. |
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