A 5 |
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| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | A2 |
| Fate: | A5 was involved in an explosion at Queenstown, Ireland, on 16th February 1905 whilst berthed alongside the tender HMS Hazard, where five crew members were killed. The explosion was caused by a leak in the petrol pump, when the engine was started up to ventilate the submarine it caused the fumes to explode. Broken up in 1920 at Portsmouth Dockyard. |
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| Sinden, Charles Edward | ||||||
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| Goldthorpe, Ernest | ||||||
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| Skinner, Frederick Charles | ||||||
| Lieutenant | ||||||
| Promoted to Lieutenant 15/02/1905 | ||||||
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| Manley, Arthur | ||||||
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| Died of injuries at Haulbowline Hospital | ||||||
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| Pryor, William John | ||||||
| Petty Officer 1st Class | ||||||
| Died of injuries at Haulbowline Hospital | ||||||
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| Davis, Henry | ||||||
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
I have often looked for an opportunity of paying tribute to our submariners.
There is no branch of His Majesty's Forces which in this war has suffered the same proportion of total loss as our submarine service.
It is the most dangerous of all services.
That is perhaps the reason why the First Lord tells me that the entry into it is keenly sought by Officers and Men.
I feel sure the House would wish to testify its gratitude and admiration to our Submariners for their Skill - Courage and Devotion which has proved of inestimable value to the sustenance of our country.
Winston Churchill
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This happened at sea on board HMS Ambush while we were doing work up trials not long after the boat had been handed over from the Dockyard, the Skipper was a bit of a Gunnery addict (I think he liked the smell of cordite) and he had an obsession to be able to go to
A revised edition of an account of peacetime submarine disasters from 1774 to the present day, previously published in 1991. Examines the development of the submarine from experimental stages in the late 18th century to the present day, and provides details of all disasters ever reported.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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