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D 7 (I 77)

Built By: Chatham Dockyard (Medway)
Build Group: D
Fate: Scrapped 19th December 1921.

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1914: 8th Flotilla Portsmouth, HMS Maidstone and Adamant
1914: 8th Flotilla. HMS Maidstone, Harwich.

Had an encounter with a submerged German U-boat in May of 1918 which resulted with her periscopes being damaged.

Events

 14-02-1910   Laid Down
 14-01-1911   Launched
 14-12-1911   Completed
 10-02-1918   D7 had a frightening experience when she was depth-charged by the destroyer HMS Pelican in a case of mistaken identity.

Considerable damage was caused during the attack.

Eventually the boat was able to surface and identify herself
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