| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | G |
| Fate: | Ran aground and was wrecked off Howick, Northumberland, returning from Dogger Bank patrol in thick fog on 22nd November 1918. Two crew members lost. |
10th Flotilla. Tees.
Sections of the submarine including tanks hatches and fittings can still be seen among the rocks at low water.
Roll of Honour |
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| Back, George Phillip |
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| Telegraphist | ||||||
| Drowned while escaping from the wreck of HMS G11 which grounded at Howick, Northumberland. | ||||||
| Foster, Pliny |
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| Stoker 1st Class | ||||||
| RN DoB 27/11/1892 | ||||||
| G11 ran aground off Howick in Northumberland in adverse weather conditions (navigation having only been possible via dead reckoning) As the crew abandoned ship, two men fell in the water. The body of Stoker Foster was never recovered | ||||||
| Sandford, Richard Douglas VC |
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| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Commanding Officer. Died in hospital. He had been taken ill with typhoid fever and died in hospital in Yorkshire. |
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| 28-03-1915 | Laid Down |
| 22-02-1916 | Launched |
| 13-05-1916 | Completed |
| 22-11-1918 | G11 ran aground off Howick in Northumberland in adverse weather conditions (navigation having only been possible via dead reckoning) As the crew abandoned ship, two men fell in the water. The body of Stoker Foster was never recovered but Tel Back was recovered and buried in St Peter's Longhoughton. One further casualty, Lt Richard Sandford VC (who had been admitted to Eston hospital suffering from typhoid fever) died the day after learning his beloved submarine had been lost. |
B 5 (I 25) |
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| Class: | 1903 - 1906: B Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | B |
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Fate: Sold for breaking 25/8/1921 to A J Andersen but resold on 1/3/1922 to J Smith of Poole. |
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Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason.
Australian submariners have done extraordinary deeds in the First and Second World Wars and, more recently, the Cold War. In April 1915 the Australian submarine AE2 penetrated the Dardanelles Strait to 'run amuck', a historic feat that was a turning point in the Gallipoli campaign. Eventually captured, her crew spent three harrowing years as prisoners-of-war in Turkey.
In the Second World War Australian naval volunteers made their name serving in midget submarines, attacking Hitler’s mightiest battleship, the Tirpitz, in the icy waters of a Norwegian fjord. Later, they fought the Japanese in the South China Sea.
And in the last half of the twentieth century, RAN submarines played a vital role tracking the Soviet navy in the Pacific Ocean. One wrong move could have led to outright war. The risks they ran, the perils they met and the intelligence they gathered are still classified Top Secret.
Submarines and the sailors who serve in them have been and remain the tip of the spear of Australia's defences. For the first time, this is their unique story.
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B 5 (I 25) |
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| Class: | 1903 - 1906: B Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | B |
|
Fate: Sold for breaking 25/8/1921 to A J Andersen but resold on 1/3/1922 to J Smith of Poole. |
|
Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason.
Australian submariners have done extraordinary deeds in the First and Second World Wars and, more recently, the Cold War. In April 1915 the Australian submarine AE2 penetrated the Dardanelles Strait to 'run amuck', a historic feat that was a turning point in the Gallipoli campaign. Eventually captured, her crew spent three harrowing years as prisoners-of-war in Turkey.
In the Second World War Australian naval volunteers made their name serving in midget submarines, attacking Hitler’s mightiest battleship, the Tirpitz, in the icy waters of a Norwegian fjord. Later, they fought the Japanese in the South China Sea.
And in the last half of the twentieth century, RAN submarines played a vital role tracking the Soviet navy in the Pacific Ocean. One wrong move could have led to outright war. The risks they ran, the perils they met and the intelligence they gathered are still classified Top Secret.
Submarines and the sailors who serve in them have been and remain the tip of the spear of Australia's defences. For the first time, this is their unique story.
14 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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