E 5 (I 85) |
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| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | E1 |
| Fate: | On 7th March 1916 Submarine E5 was on patrol in the North Sea north of Juist Island when it was sighted by a German Battle Cruiser SMS Seydlitz. An attack was carried out on the Submarine - apparently without effect. Later a Submarine, believed to be E5, was sighted by German Cruiser SMS Regensburg further east and close by a German minefield off the west of the Ems River. Submarine E5 was not seen again and is thought to have been lost in the minefield. |
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| Atkinson, Henry Warkman | ||||||
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| Lefever, James | ||||||
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| Oates, Charles John | ||||||
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| Parker, William | ||||||
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| Thirlwell, Arthur Robert | ||||||
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| Shepherd, William Edwin | ||||||
| Boy Telegraphist | ||||||
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| Greenall, James Alexander | ||||||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer | ||||||
| Killed when an explosion occurred inside E5 main engines | ||||||
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| Morris, Ernest Richard | ||||||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer | ||||||
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| Parrell, Charles | ||||||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | ||||||
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| Buchanan, Philip (RNR) | ||||||
| Engine Room Artificer | ||||||
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| Davis, Frederick William | ||||||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | ||||||
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| Rice, Cecil Frank | ||||||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | ||||||
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| Moore, Walter Lancelot | ||||||
| Engineer Commander | ||||||
| Lost both legs and an arm and suffered third degree burns when an explosion occurred inside E5 main engines. Died in hospital at Pembroke Dock | ||||||
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| Bassett, John Thomas | ||||||
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| McDowell, William | ||||||
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| Bonner, William Arthur | ||||||
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| RN DoB 06/11/1887 | ||||||
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| Clarke, Lewis Alfred | ||||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| Died in Pembroke Dock Naval Hospital following an explosion inside E5 main engines | ||||||
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| Powell, Robert Albert | ||||||
| Leading Stoker | ||||||
| RN DoB 27/04/1888. Actual 27/04/1887 | ||||||
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| Crane, Arthur Thomas | ||||||
| Leading Telegraphist | ||||||
| It is reported that he was accidentally lost overboard and drowned | ||||||
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| Bor, Thomas Humphrey (RNR) | ||||||
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| Watson, Sidney Frederick | ||||||
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| Edwards, Harrington Douty DSO | ||||||
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| Arnold, William James | ||||||
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| Owen, Arthur Robert | ||||||
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| Pendred, Alfred Joseph | ||||||
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| Kingcome, Howard William | ||||||
| Signalman | ||||||
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| Aldred, Albert | ||||||
| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
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| Chinn, Robert Leonard | ||||||
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| Dale, Alan Denzil | ||||||
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| Goff, George | ||||||
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| Lane, Joseph Frederick | ||||||
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| Moore, George Frederick | ||||||
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| Smith, Ernest | ||||||
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| Cowburn, Francis Garratt | ||||||
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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.
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This is a story of triumph, disaster and eventual survival against all odds. Herbert Werner was one of the few U-boat commanders whose skill, daring and incredible luck saw him safely through to the end of the war. His is an epic and chilling description of the fearful havoc wrought by one small U-boat on the Atlantic convoys.
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