HMS D3

HMS D3

HMS "D3" was a British D class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. "D3" was laid down on 15 March 1910 and was commissioned on 30 August 1911.

During her career, "D3" returned from the second Heligoland Bight patrol along with "D2", "E5" and "E7".

"D3" met her fate on 15 March 1918. She was mistakenly bombed and sunk by a French airship AT-0 off Fecamp in the English Channel. AT-0 was patrolling when at 1420 a vessel was spotted to her north east. The airship drew close for recognition purposes and according to her commander, the submarine fired rockets at her. Four 52-kilo bombs were dropped by the airship. The submarine disappeared but several minutes later men were seen in the water. Attempts were made by the airship to rescue the men but it proved too difficult. The airship withdrew to seek help but all the men had drowned by the time it arrived. It is clear that "D3" was the victim of a serious identification error on the part of the French airship, with identification rockets being mistaken for aggressive gunfire.

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/d_class/d_3_page_1.htm MaritimeQuest HMS D-3 Pages]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/d_class/d_3_roll_of_honour.htm HMS D-3 Roll of Honour]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/daily_event_archive/2006/march/12_hms_d_3.htm MaritimeQuest March 12, 2006 Daily Event HMS D-3]

References

*"Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day", By Robert Hutchinson
*"The Royal Navy Submarine Service, A Centennial History", by Antony Preston


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