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{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}}

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'''HMS ''H5''''', was a [[British H class submarine|British ''H''-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She sank the [[U-boat]] [[SM U-51|''U 51'']] in July 1916, but was herself sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman ''Rutherglen'' when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. All on board perished; they are commemorated on Panel 29 at [[Royal Navy Submarine Museum]]. Also on board as an observer was US Navy Lieutenant [[Earle Childs|Earle Wayne Freed Childs]] from the American submarine [[USS L-2 (SS-41)|AL-2]]. He became the first US submariner to lose his life in the [[First World War]]. The wreck's site is designated as a controlled site under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act]]. A plaque commemorating the 26 who died was dedicated on Armed Forces Day 2010 in Holyhead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ceremony for Armed Forces Day marks submarine tragedy|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10354060.stm|work=BBCNews|publisher=BBC|accessdate=1 July 2010 | date=19 June 2010}}</ref>
'''HMS ''H5''''' was a [[British H-class submarine|British H-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[Royal Navy]] that served in the [[First World War]]. The boat, which was launched on 1 April 1915, was lost after being rammed by a British merchant ship off [[Caernarfon Bay]] in March 1918. It had been mistaken as a German [[U-boat]] and sank with the loss of all hands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45676923|title=WW1 shipwrecks pictured by sonar off Welsh coast|publisher=BBC News|date=7 October 2018}}</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
Like all pre-''H11'' [[British H-class submarine]]s, ''H5'' had a displacement of {{convert|364|t|ST}} at the surface and {{convert|434|t|ST}} while submerged.<ref name="batcru">{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/h_class1.htm|title=H-class|publisher=Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref> It had a total length of {{convert|171|ft|m}},<ref name="Walters2004">{{cite book|author=Derek Walters|title=The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyeJ9DOXcOAC&pg=PA2|year=2004|publisher=Casemate Publishers|isbn=978-1-84415-131-8|pages=2–}}</ref> a beam length of {{convert|15|ft|4|in}}, and a draught length of {{convert|12|ft|m}}.<ref name="Colledge"/> It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of {{convert|480|hp}} and two electric motors each providing {{convert|320|hp}} power.<ref name="Colledge">{{Colledge}} Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 Naval-History] on 20 August 2015.</ref> The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. It would normally carry {{convert|16.4|t|ST}} of fuel and had a maximum capacity of {{convert|18|t|ST}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hpatsubs.htm|title=Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS|publisher=Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines|author=J. D. Perkins|year=1999|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref>
Like all pre-''H11'' [[British H-class submarine]]s, ''H5'' had a displacement of {{convert|364|LT|t}} at the surface and {{convert|434|LT|t}} while submerged.<ref name="batcru">{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/h_class1.htm|title=H-class|publisher=Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> It had a total length of {{convert|150|ft|3|in|m|1}}, a beam of {{convert|15|ft|4|in}}, and a draught of {{convert|12|ft|m}}.<ref name="Colledge"/> It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of {{convert|480|hp}} and two electric motors each providing {{convert|320|hp}} power.<ref name="Colledge">{{Cite Colledge2006}} Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 Naval-History] on 20 August 2015.</ref> The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. It would normally carry {{convert|16.4|LT|t}} of fuel and had a maximum capacity of {{convert|18|LT|t}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hpatsubs.htm|title=Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS|publisher=Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines|author=J. D. Perkins|year=1999|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref>


The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|13|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. British H-class submarines had ranges of {{convert|1600|nmi|km mi}}.<ref name="batcru"/> ''H5'' was fitted with a {{convert|6|lb}} [[QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss|Hotchkiss]] [[quick-firing gun]] (6-pounder) and four {{convert|18|in}} [[torpedo tube]]s. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the [[Bow (ship)|bows]] and the submarine carried eight {{convert|18|in}} torpedoes.<ref name="batcru"/> She is a [[Holland 602 type submarine]] but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Her [[Ship's company|complement]] was twenty-two crew members.<ref name="batcru"/>
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|13|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. British H-class submarines had ranges of {{convert|1600|nmi|km mi}}.<ref name="batcru"/> ''H5'' was fitted with a {{convert|6|lb}} [[QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss|Hotchkiss]] [[quick-firing gun]] (6-pounder) and four {{convert|18|in}} [[torpedo tube]]s. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the [[Bow (ship)|bows]] and the submarine carried eight {{convert|18|in}} torpedoes.<ref name="batcru"/> She is a [[Holland 602 type submarine]] but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Her [[Ship's company|complement]] was twenty-two crew members.<ref name="batcru"/>


==Service record==
==Service record==
On 14 July 1916 ''H5'' spotted the {{SMU|U-51||2}} leaving the [[Ems (river)|Ems]] and torpedoed her. ''U-51'' sank with the loss of 34 of her crew; four men survived.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives, Kew: HW 7/3, Room 40, History of German Naval Warfare 1914–1918]</ref>
On 14 July 1916 ''H5'' spotted the {{SMU|U-51}} leaving the [[Ems (river)|Ems]] and torpedoed her. ''U-51'' sank with the loss of 34 of her crew; four men survived.<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=3981615&j=1 National Archives, Kew: HW 7/3, Room 40, History of German Naval Warfare 1914–1918]</ref>

==Sinking==
HMS ''H5'' was sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman ''Rutherglen'' when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. All on board perished including a [[US Navy]] observer, Lieutenant [[Earle Childs|Earle Wayne Freed Childs]] from the American submarine ''[[USS L-2 (SS-41)|AL-2]]''. He became the first US submariner to lose his life in the [[First World War]]. All on board are commemorated on Panel 29 at [[Royal Navy Submarine Museum]]. The wreck's site is designated as a controlled site under the [[Protection of Military Remains Act]]. In 2010, a plaque commemorating the 26 crew was dedicated on [[Armed Forces Day]] in [[Holyhead]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ceremony for Armed Forces Day marks submarine tragedy|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10354060.stm|work=BBCNews|publisher=BBC|access-date=1 July 2010 | date=19 June 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* [http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-environmental/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops-row-protected-wrecks/mcga-dops-sar-row.htm MCA website: controlled sites under the Protection of Military Remains Act]
* [http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-environmental/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops-row-protected-wrecks/mcga-dops-sar-row.htm MCA website: controlled sites under the Protection of Military Remains Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516031259/http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-environmental/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops-row-protected-wrecks/mcga-dops-sar-row.htm |date=16 May 2010 }}
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080950_en_1 SI 2008/950] Designation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986

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A view from the bridge of HMS H5.
History
United Kingdom
NameH5
BuilderCanadian Vickers, Montreal
Laid down11th January 1915
Launched1 April 1915
Commissioned10 June 1915
FateSunk, 2 March 1918
General characteristics
Class and typeH-class submarine
Displacement
  • 364 long tons (370 t) surfaced
  • 434 long tons (441 t) submerged
Length150 ft 3 in (45.80 m)
Beam15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged
Complement22
Armament

HMS H5 was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy that served in the First World War. The boat, which was launched on 1 April 1915, was lost after being rammed by a British merchant ship off Caernarfon Bay in March 1918. It had been mistaken as a German U-boat and sank with the loss of all hands.[1]

Design

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Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H5 had a displacement of 364 long tons (370 t) at the surface and 434 long tons (441 t) while submerged.[2] It had a total length of 150 feet 3 inches (45.8 m), a beam of 15 feet 4 inches (4.67 m), and a draught of 12 feet (3.7 m).[3] It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of 480 horsepower (360 kW) and two electric motors each providing 320 horsepower (240 kW) power.[3] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). It would normally carry 16.4 long tons (16.7 t) of fuel and had a maximum capacity of 18 long tons (18 t).[4]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) and a submerged speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). British H-class submarines had ranges of 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi).[2] H5 was fitted with a 6 pounds (2.7 kg) Hotchkiss quick-firing gun (6-pounder) and four 18 inches (460 mm) torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine carried eight 18 inches (460 mm) torpedoes.[2] She is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Her complement was twenty-two crew members.[2]

Service record

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On 14 July 1916 H5 spotted the SM U-51 leaving the Ems and torpedoed her. U-51 sank with the loss of 34 of her crew; four men survived.[5]

Sinking

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HMS H5 was sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman Rutherglen when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. All on board perished including a US Navy observer, Lieutenant Earle Wayne Freed Childs from the American submarine AL-2. He became the first US submariner to lose his life in the First World War. All on board are commemorated on Panel 29 at Royal Navy Submarine Museum. The wreck's site is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act. In 2010, a plaque commemorating the 26 crew was dedicated on Armed Forces Day in Holyhead.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "WW1 shipwrecks pictured by sonar off Welsh coast". BBC News. 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "H-class". Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. Retrieved from Naval-History on 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ J. D. Perkins (1999). "Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS". Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ National Archives, Kew: HW 7/3, Room 40, History of German Naval Warfare 1914–1918
  6. ^ "Ceremony for Armed Forces Day marks submarine tragedy". BBCNews. BBC. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

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