RN Submarines: B Class 1904

[jbryce1437]

A Class of 11 submarines, all built by Vickers at Barrow between 1904 and 1906. With the exception of B2, which was sunk when she collided with SS Amerika in 1911, all served in the First World War. Two were sunk during the war, with B10 becoming the first submarine to be sunk by an aircraft.

B1

b-class-subs.jpg

B1_1.jpg

B2

B2_1.jpg

HMS B2-1905-1912.jpg

B3

h.m. submarines b3 (yard no. 321 on the conning tower), a12 and holland type no.2 at vickers 1905.jpg

hms b3.jpg

B4

B4_1.jpg

hms b4.jpg

B5

h.m. submarine b5 leaving portsmouth harbour c1920.jpg

B class, B5 (1910's.) stb.side.jpg

B6

B class, B6 (1910'S.) stb.side.jpg

hms b6.jpg

B7

hms b7.jpg

B7 1915 off Dardanelles.jpg

B8

hms b8.jpg

hms b8 being built in the floating dry dock at the vickers' shipbuilding works, barrow-in-furness, 1906.jpg

B9

hms b9.jpg

B10

HMS B10-1906-1916....jpg

submarine-b10-malta-1913.jpg

B11

hms b11 a.jpg

submarine-b11.jpg

Other B Class photos

B Class Submarines at Plymouth.jpg

B class, flotilla and depot ship Forth (1910's.).jpg

SUB STUCK ON SAND-BAR OFF SOUTHSEA.jpg

[ivorthediver]

wonderful event Jim , didn't know much about I'm sad to say