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HM Submarine E13
HM Submarine E13
E13 ran aground on a Danish island while attempting to enter the Baltic Sea between Malmo and Copenhagen. A gyrocompass failure was blamed. At first light E13 was discovered and a tense situation developed between Danish torpedo boats seeking to enforce Danish neutrality, and German TBs seeking to destroy E13. The subsequent German attack on 19 August 1915 in which half the crew of E13 were killed, was regarded as a breach of Danish neutrality. The remainder of the crew of E13 were interned in Denmark and the badly damaged submarine was eventually scrapped. The Captain and 1st Lieutenant both escaped from internment and returned to England. This Community includes fifteen members of the crew of E15 who were killed together with the fifteen who were interned and survived.
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Born 1889
Royal Navy 234445
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Born 1888
Died 1915
Royal Navy 227585 Leading Seaman H.M. Submarine E.13.
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Born 1884
Died 1964
Royal Navy Vice Admiral
Royal Navy Commander
Royal Navy Admiral
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Born 1885
Died 1921
Royal Navy 214229 Petty Officer HM Submarine E13
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Born 1891
Died 1915
Royal Navy 238632 Petty Officer H.M. Submarine E.13.
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Born 1891
Died 1915
Royal Navy K5440 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E13
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Born 1891
Died 1924
Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander H.M. Submarine L24
Royal Navy Lieutenant
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