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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''E 55''''' was one of 57 submarines of the [["E" Class Submarine (1912)|"E" class]].
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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''H.M.S. ''E 55''''' was one of fifty-seven [["E" Class Submarine (1912)|"E" class submarines]] completed in Britain before and during the [[Great War]].
  
 
==Service==
 
==Service==
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{{UK-D1}}, {{UK-E55}} and {{UK-E26}} of the {{UK-SF|8}} sortied from Harwich at 7 p.m., GMT on 30th May 1916 to take stations at eight mile intervals on a line stretching 20 miles westward from the Vyl Light Vessel.  E 55's position was most proximate, at 4 miles, and the most exciting.  She sighted Horn's Reef at 12.30 a.m. on June 1st and 15 minutes later dived after sighting a low-flying Zeppelin.  At 12.45 a.m., a something like a sweep was heard to pass close to the bottomed submarine.  This may have been minesweeping operations, as between 2.15 and 5.30 a.m., eleven explosions were heard.  Some of these may have indicated success, as the enemy fleet was to complete its passage through {{UK-Abdiel}}'s mines at 5. a.m.. 
  
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{{UK-D1}}, {{UK-E55}} and {{UK-E26}} sortied from Harwich at 7 p.m., GMT on 30th May 1916 to try to intercept the returning [[High Sea Fleet]] on a line stretching west from the Vyl Light Vessel.  E 55's position was most proximate, at 4 miles, and the most exciting.  She sighted Horn's Reef at 12.30 a.m. on June 1st and 15 minutes later dived after sighting a low-flying Zeppelin.  At 12.45 a.m., a something like a sweep was heard to pass close to the bottomed submarine.  This may have been minesweeping operations, as between 2.15 and 5.30 a.m., eleven explosions were heard.  The next day presented only a single destroyer sighting at 8.25 a.m. that turned back before coming into range.
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Otherwise, the 1st presented only a single destroyer sighting at 8.25 a.m. that turned back before coming into range.
  
 
On the 2nd, two U-boats were sighted at 1.25 p.m. and 6.13. p.m..  E 55 fired a torpedo at the second, and thought it obtained a hit with the improbably precise placement of "the Port forward hydroplane", but the enemy continued southward.  On the 3rd, again two U-boats were reported:  one diving two miles away at 7.20 a.m. and one passing out of range to the south at 3 in the afternoon.
 
On the 2nd, two U-boats were sighted at 1.25 p.m. and 6.13. p.m..  E 55 fired a torpedo at the second, and thought it obtained a hit with the improbably precise placement of "the Port forward hydroplane", but the enemy continued southward.  On the 3rd, again two U-boats were reported:  one diving two miles away at 7.20 a.m. and one passing out of range to the south at 3 in the afternoon.
  
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All three British submarines returned to Harwich after dark on June 3rd.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 343}}
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All three British submarines abandoned their positions to return to Harwich after dark on June 3rd.{{UKJutlandOD|p. 22, 343}}
  
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At the end of 1920, she was one of eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth under the collective command of {{LieutRN}} [[Charles E. A. W. Cox]], and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}
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At the end of 1920, she was one of eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth under the collective command of {{LieutRN}} [[Charles Edwin Arthur William Cox|Charles E. A. W. Cox]], and tender to {{UK-Dolphin}}.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LieutRN}} [[Charles E. A. W. Cox]], 1 October, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 764}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Thomas Cecil Benfield Harbottle|nick=Thomas C. B. Harbottle|appt=1 July, 1915<ref>Harbottle Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/50.|}} f. 196.</ref>|end=August, 1915|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=Gilbert Hilton Kellett|nick=Gilbert H. Kellett|appt=25 September, 1915<ref> Kellett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/204.|D7604302}} f. ?.</ref>|end=December, 1916<ref> Kellett Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/204.|D7604302}} f. ?.</ref>|note=for trials}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=John Buller Glencross|nick=John B. Glencross|appt=March, 1916<ref>Glencross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50.|D7604427}} f. ?.</ref>|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Francis James Harold Dawson|nick=Francis J. H. Dawson|appt=December, 1916<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/248.|D7605003}} f. 262.</ref>|end=11 December, 1917<ref>Dawson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/51/248.|D7605003}} f. 262.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=James Lawrence Boyd|nick=James L. Boyd|appt=8 December, 1917|end=11 April, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Christopher McCabe Merewether|nick=Christopher McC. Merewether|appt=1 April, 1919|end=18 November, 1919}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Thomas Ian Scott Bell|nick=Thomas I. S. Bell|appt=May, 1920|end=30 September, 1920|note=and 8 other Group "J" submarines in Reserve at Portsmouth}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Charles Edwin Arthur William Cox|nick=Charles E. A. W. Cox|appt=1 October, 1920<ref>Cox Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/153.|D8128053}} f. 153.</ref>{{NLJan21|p. 764}}|end=20 March, 1921<ref>Cox Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/154/153.|D8128053}} f. 153.</ref>|note=and seven other "E" class boats}}
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There seems to be a disagreement as to Kellett vs Glencross.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 16 January 2021

H.M.S. E 55 (1916)
Pendant Number: E.55[1]
Builder: William Denny & Brothers[2]
Launched: 5 Feb, 1916[3]
Commissioned: Mar, 1916[4]
Sold: Sep, 1922[5]
H.M.S. E 55 was one of fifty-seven "E" class submarines completed in Britain before and during the Great War.

Service

D 1, E 55 and E 26 of the Eighth Submarine Flotilla sortied from Harwich at 7 p.m., GMT on 30th May 1916 to take stations at eight mile intervals on a line stretching 20 miles westward from the Vyl Light Vessel. E 55's position was most proximate, at 4 miles, and the most exciting. She sighted Horn's Reef at 12.30 a.m. on June 1st and 15 minutes later dived after sighting a low-flying Zeppelin. At 12.45 a.m., a something like a sweep was heard to pass close to the bottomed submarine. This may have been minesweeping operations, as between 2.15 and 5.30 a.m., eleven explosions were heard. Some of these may have indicated success, as the enemy fleet was to complete its passage through Abdiel's mines at 5. a.m..

Otherwise, the 1st presented only a single destroyer sighting at 8.25 a.m. that turned back before coming into range.

On the 2nd, two U-boats were sighted at 1.25 p.m. and 6.13. p.m.. E 55 fired a torpedo at the second, and thought it obtained a hit with the improbably precise placement of "the Port forward hydroplane", but the enemy continued southward. On the 3rd, again two U-boats were reported: one diving two miles away at 7.20 a.m. and one passing out of range to the south at 3 in the afternoon.

All three British submarines abandoned their positions to return to Harwich after dark on June 3rd.[6]

At the end of 1920, she was one of eight "E" class boats of Group "J" in reserve at Rosyth under the collective command of Lieutenant Charles E. A. W. Cox, and tender to Dolphin.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

There seems to be a disagreement as to Kellett vs Glencross.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 85.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  4. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  6. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 22, 343.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  8. ↑ Harbottle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/50. f. 196.
  9. ↑ Kellett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/204. f. ?.
  10. ↑ Kellett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/204. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Glencross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.
  13. ↑ Dawson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/248. f. 262.
  14. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/153. f. 153.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 764.
  16. ↑ Cox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/153. f. 153.

Bibliography


"E" Class Submarine
E 1 Group
E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 AE 1 AE 2
E 9 Group
E 9 E 10 E 11 E 12 E 13
E 14 E 15 E 16 E 17 E 18
E 19 E 20 E 21 E 22 E 23
E 25 E 26 E 27 E 29 E 30
E 31 E 32 E 33 E 35 E 36
E 37 E 38 E 39 E 40 E 42
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  E 50 E 52 E 53  
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