Roll Of Honour
C26
1903 - 1906: C Class
Deliberately scuttled in the Baltic off Helsingfors to prevent their capture by the German Army. The Care and Maintenance Party (under Lieutenant Downie) who carried out the scuttling also destroyed all of the stores and torpedoes of the Baltic Flotilla before returning home safely via Petrograd & Archangel. The submarine was subsequently salvaged in August 1953
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Roll of Honour
| Name | Rank | Number | Hons | Age |
| Hornby, Hugh Staunton | Lieutenant | |||
| Commanding Officer. Died 01/05/1916 in a bizarre diving accident at Dover - but not a diving accident involving his Submarine | ||||
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
A Tribute To Submariners
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
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We Will Remember Them |
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