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K 5

Built By: Portsmouth Dockyard
Build Group: K1
Fate: Foundered and sunk in the Bay of Biscay on 20th January 1921 for reasons unknown.
K 5
K 5

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Commanders
1920: Commander   John Fenwick Hutchings
1921: Lieutenant Commander   J A Gaimes


K5 at sea

Roll of Honour
59
 
Booker, George Lewis 
Died: 31st Jul, 1918.
Chief Stoker
Accidentally lost overboard and were drowned
Jordan, Michael 
Died: 31st Jul, 1918.
Stoker 1st Class
Accidentally lost overboard and were drowned
 
Aburrow, Cecil Frederick John  J 4284
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 28
Andrews, Herbert Garnham  J 5147
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Petty Officer Aged: 27
Backhouse, Albert Edward  K21000
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 26
Baker, George William 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engineer Lieutenant Aged: 32
Beaumont, George Langwell  272157
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Aged: 36
Bowles, Edward John  Born: 4th Mar, 1889. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engineer Lieutenant Aged: 31
RN DoB 04/03/1887. Actual 04/03/1889
Burns, John Thomas   K 17609 Born: 8th Mar, 1895. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 25
RN DoB 08/03/1894
Butland, Richard William Henry  L 9741
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Steward Aged: 21
Charman, William James  DSM J 31517
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Telegraphist Aged: 23
Chase, Walter Frederick  DSM K 3799 Born: 2nd Sep, 1889. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Stoker Aged: 31
RN DoB 02/09/1890
Clarke, Benjamin Jacob 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Lieutenant Aged: 35
Clarke, Cecil Frederick  J 32900
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 22
Clowes, John Henry Thomas  J 25668
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Cornish, Percy William  J 11540
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Cox, John William  J 49821
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Telegraphist Aged: 20
Cuddeford, Frederick William Francis 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Lieutenant Aged: 26
Donovan, Michael  J 18322
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Edmonds, Charles  J 2996
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Seaman Aged: 28
Ellis, Charles Alfred  SS 124701
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 19
Evans, John Horace  J14734 Born: 1st May, 1897. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 23
RN DoB 01/05/1895
French, Alfred Frederick  214229
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Petty Officer Aged: 35
Gaimes, John Austin 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Lieutenant Commander Aged: 34
Commanding Officer
George, Walter  J17015
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 24
Gillett, Victor Allen  J24980
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 20
Hester, William James  M 1516
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Aged: 26
Hicklin, William George Osborne  K 12306
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Stoker Aged: 28
Hutchence, Harry  K 22154
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
Inight, Walter  J10959
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Seaman Aged: 25
Kendall, John Gilmour  K 24052
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 25
Lampard, Thomas Frederick  J 12698
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Seaman Aged: 26
Lamport, Albert John  J 6059
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Seaman Aged: 26
Lashmar, Bertram Arthur  M 4306
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Aged: 31
Lawrence, James Gordon  MID J 26878
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Leading Seaman Aged: 24
Lawrence, Stanfield  K 24155 Born: 17th Oct, 1887. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 33
RN DoB 17/10/1890
MacGregor, Robert James Russell  K 19376
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 35
Male, Bertram Edwin  302183 Born: 27th Jan, 1887. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Chief Stoker Aged: 33
Served as Male, Bert Edwards. RN DoB 27/01/1884
Mansfield, Richard Albert  J 2617
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 28
Metcalfe, Fred  SS 8401
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 25
Middlemist, Robert James Menteith 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Lieutenant Aged: 21
Mould, William  J 7392
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Petty Officer Aged: 28
Page, Alfred George  229695 Born: 12th Nov, 1886. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 34
RN DoB 12/02/1886
Parr, Frederick  K 20815 Born: 1st Apr, 1898. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 22
At birth Parr, Frederick Walter Served as Parr, Frederick. RN DoB 01/04/1895.
Parry, James Frederick  K 17768
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 26
Pollard, George  M 10901
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Aged: 29
Purkis, Frederick Walter  K 19579
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 28
Raggett, Alfred David  K 26671
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 23
Riley, Herbert  M 4194
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Aged: 34
Seymour, George  K 24204
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 26
Sheppard, William Cyril  J 5572
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Petty Officer Aged: 27
Smith, Frederick John  299134
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 42
Smith, William Balfour  K 19915 Born: 5th Jul, 1896. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 24
RN DoB 05/07/1895
Smith, William Carrington  J6219
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 26
Tanner, William James  J 21454
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Signalman Aged: 23
Ward, Horace William  SS 8464
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Able Seaman Aged: 21
West, Lewis Herbert  K20832
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker 1st Class Aged: 31
Wiltshire, Richard  J 31907
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Signalman Aged: 22
Wootton, William  K 2665 Born: 18th Mar, 1892. 
Died: 20th Jan, 1921.
Stoker Petty Officer Aged: 28
RN DoB 18/03.1891

Events

 13-11-1915   Laid Down
 16-12-1916   Launched
 01-06-1917   Completed
 20-01-1921   HMS K5 sailed from Torbay as part of a fleet bound for Spain, which included the Cruiser Inconstant and Submarines K8, K9, K15 and K22. It was decided to conduct a mock battle in the Bay of Biscay and the vessels split up to take their positions. A signal was received from K5 that she was diving, but she failed to reappear at the end of the exercise. An hour before dusk a battery cover from a K boat was recovered and the next morning a sailor's ditty box was found - the last trace of K5. It is believed an accident caused K5 to exceed her maximum diving depth.
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