| Name: | L 5 |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Keel: | 23/08/1916 |
| Launched: | 26/01/1918 |
| Completed: | 15/05/1918 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1037 |
| Dimensions: | 1070disp subm, 890disp surf, 231.0 x 23.5 x 14.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x diesel engines 2400hp, 2 x electric motors 1600hp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.5knots subm, 17.5knots surf |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 1 x 4ins gun, 6 x 18ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 15/05/1918 | British Royal Navy |
| 28/08/1930 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Admiralty L Class (Group 1) of submarines |
| 28/08/1930: Sold for £3684 for breaking up at Charlestown by Metal Industries Ltd |
Above photo, showing L5 passing Jarrow, is courtesy of Terry Summerson
Above photo, showing L5 passing North Shields, is courtesy of Terry Summerson
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo, showing L5's engine room, is courtesy of Terry Summerson