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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.

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K 5
K 5
Commanders


K5 at sea

Roll of Honour

59
Died: 31-07-1918
Booker, George Lewis 
Chief Stoker Died: 31-07-1918
Accidentally lost overboard and were drowned
Jordan, Michael 
Stoker 1st Class Died: 31-07-1918
Accidentally lost overboard and were drowned
Died: 20-01-1921
Aburrow, Cecil Frederick John  J 4284
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Andrews, Herbert Garnham  J 5147
Petty Officer Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 27
Backhouse, Albert Edward  K21000
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Baker, George William 
Engineer Lieutenant Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 32
Beaumont, George Langwell  272157
Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 36
Bowles, Edward John 
Engineer Lieutenant Born: 04-03-1889 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 31
RN DoB 04/03/1887. Actual 04/03/1889
Burns, John Thomas   K 17609
Stoker 1st Class Born: 08-03-1895 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
RN DoB 08/03/1894
Butland, Richard William Henry  L 9741
Steward Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 21
Charman, William James  DSM J 31517
Leading Telegraphist Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 23
Chase, Walter Frederick  DSM K 3799
Leading Stoker Born: 02-09-1889 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 31
RN DoB 02/09/1890
Clarke, Benjamin Jacob 
Lieutenant Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 35
Clarke, Cecil Frederick  J 32900
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 22
Clowes, John Henry Thomas  J 25668
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Cornish, Percy William  J 11540
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Cox, John William  J 49821
Telegraphist Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 20
Cuddeford, Frederick William Francis 
Lieutenant Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Donovan, Michael  J 18322
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Edmonds, Charles  J 2996
Leading Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Ellis, Charles Alfred  SS 124701
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 19
Evans, John Horace  J14734
Able Seaman Born: 01-05-1897 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 23
RN DoB 01/05/1895
French, Alfred Frederick  214229
Petty Officer Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 35
Gaimes, John Austin 
Lieutenant Commander Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 34
Commanding Officer
George, Walter  J17015
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 24
Gillett, Victor Allen  J24980
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 20
Hester, William James  M 1516
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Hicklin, William George Osborne  K 12306
Leading Stoker Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Hutchence, Harry  K 22154
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 24
Inight, Walter  J10959
Leading Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Kendall, John Gilmour  K 24052
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Lampard, Thomas Frederick  J 12698
Leading Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Lamport, Albert John  J 6059
Leading Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Lashmar, Bertram Arthur  M 4306
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 31
Lawrence, James Gordon  MID J 26878
Leading Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 24
Lawrence, Stanfield  K 24155
Stoker 1st Class Born: 17-10-1887 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 33
RN DoB 17/10/1890
MacGregor, Robert James Russell  K 19376
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 35
Male, Bertram Edwin  302183
Chief Stoker Born: 27-01-1887 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 33
Served as Male, Bert Edwards. RN DoB 27/01/1884
Mansfield, Richard Albert  J 2617
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Metcalfe, Fred  SS 8401
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 25
Middlemist, Robert James Menteith 
Lieutenant Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 21
Mould, William  J 7392
Petty Officer Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Page, Alfred George  229695
Stoker Petty Officer Born: 12-11-1886 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 34
RN DoB 12/02/1886
Parr, Frederick  K 20815
Stoker 1st Class Born: 01-04-1898 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 22
At birth Parr, Frederick Walter Served as Parr, Frederick. RN DoB 01/04/1895.
Parry, James Frederick  K 17768
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Pollard, George  M 10901
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 29
Purkis, Frederick Walter  K 19579
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 28
Raggett, Alfred David  K 26671
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 23
Riley, Herbert  M 4194
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 34
Seymour, George  K 24204
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Sheppard, William Cyril  J 5572
Petty Officer Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 27
Smith, Frederick John  299134
Stoker Petty Officer Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 42
Smith, William Balfour  K 19915
Stoker 1st Class Born: 05-07-1896 Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 24
RN DoB 05/07/1895
Smith, William Carrington  J6219
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 26
Tanner, William James  J 21454
Signalman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 23
Ward, Horace William  SS 8464
Able Seaman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 21
West, Lewis Herbert  K20832
Stoker 1st Class Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 31
Wiltshire, Richard  J 31907
Signalman Died: 20-01-1921 Aged: 22
Wootton, William  K 2665
Stoker Petty Officer Born: 18-03-1892 Died: 20-01-1921 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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