inseparable from war", but deplored the delay in introducing improved signalling facilities on submarines, particularly the substitution of the slow, unreliable and cumbersome cruiser arc lamp with Aldis lamps. Their Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty later directed Commander Ramsey to inform Midshipman Wallis that in the opinion of the Court of Inquiry the action taken by him "was the right action to take under the circumstances, and that its result, so deeply to be regretted, is evidence that it was taken with commendable promptness and precision....". The captain of G9, Lt. Commander Cary, was posthumously awarded the DSO in recognition of his 'arduous service in submarines'. Wreck The website 'Wrecksite' gives the final resting place of HMS G9 as approximately 70 miles north west of Bergen in position in 350 m of water. However, the wreck is not shown on the relevant UK hydrographic chart no. 299. Epilogue William Drake remained in the submarine service until the 1930s, and served aboard the frigate as Stoker Petty Officer in World War II; he died in 1974 aged 80. Commander Charles Gordon Ramsey rose to the rank of Admiral. After retiring in 1942, he was knighted, and served as aide-de-camp to King George VI; he died in 1966 aged 84. Photographic portraits of Ramsey by Bassano are held by the National Portrait Gallery, London. See also List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy References Bibliography External links British G-class submarines Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness World War I shipwrecks in the North Sea World War I submarines of the United Kingdom Royal Navy ship names 1916 ships Maritime incidents in 1917 1917 disasters in the United Kingdom Friendly fire incidents of World War I Submarines sunk by British warships