page_title: HMS H5
hierarchical_section_title: HMS H5
caption_attribution_description: English: A view from the bridge of the British submarine HMS H5
context_page_description: HMS H5, was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She sank the U-boat U 51 in July 1916, but was herself sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman Rutherglen when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. All on board perished; they are commemorated on Panel 29 at Royal Navy Submarine Museum. Also on board as an observer was US Navy Lieutenant Earle Wayne Freed Childs from the American submarine AL-2. He became the first US submariner to lose his life in the First World War. The wreck's site is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act. A plaque commemorating the 26 who died was dedicated on Armed Forces Day 2010 in Holyhead.
context_section_description: HMS H5, was a British H-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She sank the U-boat U 51 in July 1916, but was herself sunk after being rammed by the British merchantman Rutherglen when mistaken for a German U-boat on 2 March 1918. All on board perished; they are commemorated on Panel 29 at Royal Navy Submarine Museum.  Also on board as an observer was US Navy Lieutenant Earle Wayne Freed Childs from the American submarine AL-2. He became the first US submariner to lose his life in the First World War. The wreck's site is designated as a controlled site under the Protection of Military Remains Act. A plaque commemorating the 26 who died was dedicated on Armed Forces Day 2010 in Holyhead.
caption: A view from the bridge of HMS H5.