HMS D2
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HMS D2 was a British D class submarine
British D class submarine
There were plans for a further two, D9 and D10, but these were launched at Chatham Dockyard as HMS E1 and HMS E2.-See also:*Not to be confused with the United States D class submarine of 1909-1910.-Sources:...

 built by Vickers
Vickers
Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...

, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness
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. D2 was laid down on 10 July 1909 and was commissioned on 29 March 1911.

During her career, D2 returned from the second Heligoland Bight
Heligoland Bight
The Heligoland Bight, also known as Helgoland Bight, is a bay which forms the southern part of the German Bight, itself a bay of the North Sea, located at the mouth of the Elbe river...

 patrol along with , and . On 28 August 1914, D2, D3 and fought in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Then, two days before D2 met her fate, Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander
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 Jameson was washed overboard off Harwich
Harwich
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. Lt. Cdr. Head was his replacement.

Sinking

D2 met her fate on the 25 November. She was rammed and sunk by a German patrol boat off Borkum
Borkum
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leaving no survivors.

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