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E 54

Built By: Beardmore (Clyde)
Build Group: E3
Fate: Scrapped in December 1921.

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Commanders
1917: Lieutenant Commander   B L Johnson (RNR)

8th Flotilla. Harwich.
1917 - Vulcan Flotilla. HMS Vulcan, Queenstown, Ireland.
1917 - Ambrose Flotilla. HMS Ambrose, Bantry Bay, Ireland.
1918 - Ambrose Flotilla. HMS Ambrose, Portsmouth.

Roll of Honour
1
Died: 03-09-1918
Crust, George William 
Leading Seaman Died: 03-09-1918
It is reported that he committed suicide.

Events

 01-02-1915   Laid Down
 30-03-1916   Launched
 01-05-1916   Completed
 21-08-1916   Sank the UC10 under the command of Albrecht in the North Sea.
 01-05-1917   Sank the U81 under the command of Weisbach in the Atlantic under conflicting circumstances.

One claim is that U81's crew were carrying out their ablutions on the upper deck, one crew member using the bucket. Raikes is reputed to have stated ('I saved him the trouble of using toilet paper'), this has since been proved untrue.

The second claim is that U81 was at action stations because the boat was engaged in sinking a steamer when E54's torpedo struck her.
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