HMS D5

HMS D5 was a British D class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. D5 was laid down on 23 February 1910, launched on 28 August 1911 and was commissioned on 19 February 1911.

Sinking
D5 met her fate 2 mi south of South Cross Buoy off Great Yarmouth in the North Sea. She was sunk by a German mine laid by SMS Stralsund on 3 November 1914 after responding to a German attack on Yarmouth by cruisers. There were only five survivors, including her commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Herbert.