| Built By: | Vickers (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | Scrapped on 23rd February 1958 at Dunston. |
Transferred to the Greek Navy and renamed Pipinos in 1943 and returned on 10th December 1957.
A5's refueling was completed at 0805. Approximately two hours later an explosion occurred inside A5 toward the stern, a second explosion some thirty minutes later followed this. The second explosion was located in the conning tower area. So great was the force of the explosions that members of the crew were actually blown out of the boat through the main hatch into the water. Subsequently two crew members were picked up by a tug.
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A5's refueling was completed at 0805. Approximately two hours later an explosion occurred inside A5 toward the stern, a second explosion some thirty minutes later followed this. The second explosion was located in the conning tower area. So great was the force of the explosions that members of the crew were actually blown out of the boat through the main hatch into the water. Subsequently two crew members were picked up by a tug.
An insight into the design, construction and operation of the feared World War 2 German Type VIIC U-boat
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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