HMS D5
Sunk
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 forward, one aft) |
Sailed from Yarmouth to attack the German raiders on 3 November 1914, struck one of the mines Stralsund had just laid, and sank with most of her crew.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 forward, one aft)
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 23 February 1910 |
| Launched | 28 August 1911 |
| Commissioned | 19 February 1911 |
| Displacement | 483 long tons (491 t) (surfaced) 595 long tons (605 t) (submerged) |
| Length | 163 ft (50 m) (o/a) |
| Speed | Surfaced: 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) Submerged: 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (design); 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) (service) |
| Complement | 25 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
28 August 1911
Raid on Yarmouth
Sunk
3–4 November 1914
Mined on one of Stralsund's mines