E 22 (I 79)
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | E3 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk by U18 in the North Sea on 25th April 1916. Two members of the crew picked up and landed at Zeebrugge. |
E22
E22
Commanders
| 1915: | Lieutenant Commander | C H Warren | |
| 1916: | Lieutenant Commander | R T Dimsdale |
8th Flotilla - Harwich.
E22 carried two Sopwith Schneider seaplane scouts on her casing. The boat would then submerge in calm waters and the planes would float on the surface. They would then take off and then return to the East coast of England in Felixstowe. The trials were not repeated
On Tuesday 25th April 1916 E22 was on patrol in the North Sea. The submarine was hit and badly damaged by a single torpedo. This had been fired from the German U-Boat UB-18 (Lieutenant Commander Otto Steinbrink). E24 sank immediately.
There were two survivors out of the crew of thirty-three. The survivors were: Sig William Thomas George Harrod J10833 (who was the lookout) and ERA Frederick Samuel Buckingham M3549 who had gone onto the bridge to examine the air whistle just before the torpedo hit. Finding himself in the water he attempted (unsuccessfully) to assist Stoker 1st Class Patrick Flynn. He then assisted (also unsuccessfully) Lieutenant Carles.
Thomas Harrod and Frederick Buckingham were rescued by UB-18 and became a Prisoners of War for the duration in the Prison Camp at Dulmen in Westphalia.
Roll of Honour |
31
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| Bacon, Harry Sabin 238739 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Bewers, William John Cornelius 280241 | Born: 15th May, 1876. | ||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Chief Stoker | Aged: 29 | ||
| RN DoB 15/05/1877 | |||
| Brewer, James William K 16024 | Born: 23rd Jun, 1896. | ||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 9 | ||
| RN DoB 23/06/1894 | |||
| Carles, Alan James | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 22 | ||
| Carter, Fred M 7328 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 4th Class | Aged: 27 | ||
| Collier, Edward Des Forges (RNR) | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 23 | ||
| Dadford, Charles Herbert K 8711 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| Dimsdale, Reginald Thomas | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Lieutenant | Aged: 30 | ||
| Commanding Officer | |||
| Dumelow, William Henry K 7807 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 27 | ||
| Dwyer, Michael James K 22241 | Born: 8th Jan, 1893. | ||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 13 | ||
| RN DoB 08/01/1893. Actual 08/01/1892. At birth Dwyer, James Served as Dwyer, James. | |||
| Elliott, Wilfred 270779 | Born: 11th Aug, 1881. | ||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Aged: 24 | ||
| RN DoB 11/08/1880 | |||
| Flynn, Patrick K 21302 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 23 | ||
| Frost, Charles Albert 183901 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 36 | ||
| Hayward, George John K16817 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 22 | ||
| Hazelton, Harold J 38792 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Boy Telegraphist | Aged: 17 | ||
| Hingston, Richard Henry Basset K 11199 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker 1st Class | Aged: 29 | ||
| Hood, Charles Robert J 406 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 23 | ||
| Hoskin, John Cleave 300765 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Stoker Petty Officer | Aged: 35 | ||
| Hunt, Ernest William 193302 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 34 | ||
| Jecock, George Webster J 6004 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 23 | ||
| Jelf, Ernest Samuel 224881 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Leading Seaman | Aged: 29 | ||
| Norton, Harold Frank 239583 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Organ, Frederick John M 1694 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class | Aged: 29 | ||
| Puckhaber, Herbert Albert Victor DSM 233222 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Petty Officer | Aged: 28 | ||
| Rayer, Arthur K 4046 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 24 | ||
| Regan, Edward Felix Owen J 7543 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 22 | ||
| Rook, William K 7179 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 27 | ||
| Skinner, William Henry K 3851 | Born: 30th Jan, 1893. | ||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Leading Stoker | Aged: 13 | ||
| RN DoB 01/07/1891 | |||
| Skoyles, Henry Thomas 239694 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 24 | ||
| Trebble, John SS 3243 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Able Seaman | Aged: 25 | ||
| Woodland, William Robert M 321 | |||
| Died: 25th Apr, 1906. | |||
| Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class | Aged: 30 | ||
Events
| 25-11-1914 | Laid Down |
| 27-08-1915 | Launched |
| 08-11-1915 | Completed |
| 24-04-1916 | E22 was involved in experiments in the North Sea to intercept Zeppelins |
| 25-04-1916 | HMS E22 was on surface passage in the North Sea. At just after 1150 a torpedo fired from the German submarine UB18 struck the vessel sending her immediately to the bottom. Of the crew of 33 only two survived having been picked up by U18 and taken as Prisoners of War. ERA F S Buckingham and Signalman W T Harrod. |
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