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E 16 (I 96)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: E2
Fate: On 22 August 1916, E16 was sighted on the surface some thirty-five miles east of Yarmouth by the sister submarine E38. A group of warships was also sighted by E38 a short while later.

Splashes were seen on the surface in the distance which may have been depth charges exploding. There were also reports of German warships attacking a periscope on the same day.

E16 did not return from patrol and was presumed to have been lost.

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Commanders
1915: Lieutenant   C P Talbot
1916: Lieutenant Commander   K J Duff-Dunbar

1914 - 8th Flotilla. HMS Maidstone, Harwich.

The wreck of Submarine E16 was found in early 2001 by a German diver, Rolf Schuett, in the Heligoland Bight north of the Dutch Island of Terschelling. It was found to have a large, gaping hole in the hull, which indicates a mine or a torpedo explosion.

It was thought E16 was sunk after entering a minefield from the swept channel, the reported damage may be the confirmation of this theory. The divers reported a second submarine wreck in close proximity to E16.

Roll of Honour
31
 
Anfield, John William Wray  J 1302
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Leading Seaman Aged: 24
Beard, Frederick James  222602 Born: 20th Oct, 1885. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Leading Seaman Aged: 26
RN DoB 20/01/1887
Bevan, Edward William Reginald  DSM M 1189
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Aged: 28
Boagey, Robert  K 1409 Born: 12th Sep, 1887. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Leading Stoker Aged: 24
RN DoB 12/09/1890
Bowler, Arthur  234252
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 27
Bulbeck, William Henry  J 4675
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Butcher, Mark  J 10234
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Cameron, Alistair Gordon  (RNR) DSC*
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Sub Lieutenant Aged: 25
Carpenter, Thomas  K 12154
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker Aged: 25
Castle, William George  194895
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Petty Officer Aged: 35
Claridge, Sidney Arthur  J 24632
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Telegraphist Aged: 19
Duff-Dunbar, Kenneth James  DSO
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Lieutenant Commander Aged: 29
Commanding Officer
Edkins, Frank  K 17671
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker Aged: 22
Frampton, Peter James  210057 Born: 29th Jan, 1884. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 28
RN DoB 29/01/1885
Gibson-Carmichael, Alexander David 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Sub Lieutenant Aged: 21
Grice, Herbert Houghton  K 17216
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker Aged: 24
Hegarty, Thomas  K 17241
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker Aged: 22
Horgan, Patrick  295011
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 41
Hughes, James  240077
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Signalman Aged: 24
Lake, Charles  206229 Born: 25th Apr, 1882. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Petty Officer Aged: 30
RN DoB 25/04/1884
Morgan, George Edgar  M 7310
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 23
O'Neill, John  K 16227
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
At birth O'Neill, John William Served as O'Neill, John
Page, Edwin Jack  J 6829
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Peerless, Herbert William  J 4887
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Able Seaman Aged: 23
Pickering, William George  221754 Born: 1st Jan, 1887. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Leading Stoker Aged: 25
RN DoB 01/01/1886.
Prior, John Sampson  K 8930 Born: 20th Nov, 1890. 
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 21
RN DoB 20/11/1891. Actual DoB 20/11/1890
Reid, William Smail  (RNR) EA 1355
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Chief Engine Room Artificer Aged: 26
Sharpe, Percy William  K 20183
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 27
Thornton, Alfred  228151
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Leading Seaman Aged: 30
Wade, Arthur Edward  DSM 270991
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Aged: 35
Wilbraham, George  M 11731
Died: 22nd Aug, 1912.
Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Aged: 25

Events

 14-10-1912   Laid Down
 23-09-1914   Launched
 26-02-1915   Completed
 26-07-1915   HMS E16 torpedoed destroyer V188 off the German Coast
 15-09-1915   Sank U-6 in the North Sea
 22-08-1916   E16 was last sighted thirty-five miles east of Yarmouth by HMS E38. E38 later observed a group of warships moving north, in the vicinity of Terschelling,

Splashes were seen near to one of the warships which may have been depth charges exploding. Reports of enemy vessels attacking a periscope on the 22nd August may have been against E16.
Comments

Comment by: Andrew abbott on January 29th, 2022

My great gran dad Albert Tilbury served on e16 but was transffered to j5 on the 16/10/16 a lucky escape for him which happened on a few occasions .

Comment by: Mark Foden on February 12th, 2021

My great uncle John Sampson Prior was aboard E16 wen she, was lost. He had been in the navy since 1909 and joined the sub one month b4 as a stoker. He was Buckland Monachorum in Devon. His mother was devastated and didn't change his room hoping he would come home. His name is on the memorial at crapstone

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