Roger Thompson Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 This submarine was lost with all hands in 1918. One of the crew Farrar Hill is upon the Batley Working Mens Club Roll of Honour. There is a photograph of the crew, but no date, hence asking if anybody knows when this vessel was commissioned. Farrar Hill transferred the submarines in 1916, not saying he went straight to E30. Trying to narrow the photo down. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 November 1915 according to Wikipedia (laid down 29 June 1914). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Thompson Posted 22 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2019 Thank you Sea Jane, I never thought of that. I would like to think that he is on that photo with them wearing there hats and Farrars thumbnail picture in the local paper I can't say for certain he is on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 Even if he is not in the picture some of them will have been shipmates of his, most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyacinth1326 Posted 22 January , 2019 Share Posted 22 January , 2019 (edited) I am sure we would like to see a copy of this picture. I would as the boat is closely associated with Blyth where there is a Memorial to members of the crew killed in a 1916 battery explosion. I posted a couple of images of it in an earlier thread. E30 operated with the 11th Flotilla, Blyth from January 1916 until late August 1916 then she was attached to the 9th Flotilla, Harwich. Edited 23 January , 2019 by Hyacinth1326 bad grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Thompson Posted 23 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 23 January , 2019 Hello there seaJane and Hyacinth1326, Please accept my apologies I have the wrong vessel, it should be E50 not E30, it is 2009 that I first came across this vessel the people are correct. Once again my apologies. Roger Thompson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 January , 2019 Share Posted 23 January , 2019 (edited) E50 has a Lives of the First World War community https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/5322 and a Wikipedia page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E50 and a Barrow Submariners page entry http://rnsubs.co.uk/boats/subs/e-class/e50.html Edited 23 January , 2019 by seaJane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Thompson Posted 23 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 23 January , 2019 Hello seaJane, yes I saw that this afternoon when I discovered by boo-boo. We are going on a cruise to Denmark, Skagen if there is time I will see if I can get to the museum and pay my respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Thompson Posted 23 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 23 January , 2019 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E50 Hi seaJane, this link shows salvaged upper structure, also a plaque with there names on and also where the museum is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 January , 2019 Share Posted 23 January , 2019 Excellent! (no, not HMS Excellent, which is somewhere else entirely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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