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279:, had a displacement of 652 long tons (662 t) at the surface and 795 long tons (808 t) while submerged. They had a length overall of 180 feet (55 m) and a beam of 22 feet 8.5 inches (6.922 m), and were powered by two 800 horsepower (600 kW) Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two 420 horsepower (310 kW) electric motors. The class had a maximum surface speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and a submerged speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), with a fuel capacity of 50 long tons (51 t) of diesel affording a range of 3,225 miles (5,190 km; 2,802 nmi) when travelling at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), while submerged they had a range of 85 miles (137 km; 74 nmi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph). 41: 818: 26: 1243: 1716: 1699: 1711: 1691: 451: 763: 296:
E-Class submarines had wireless systems with 1 kilowatt (1.3 hp) power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to 3 kilowatts (4.0 hp) systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was 100 feet (30 m) although in service some reached depths of
293:, one in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of eight torpedoes were carried. Group 1 boats were not fitted with a deck gun during construction, but those involved in the Dardanelles campaign had guns mounted forward of the conning tower while at Malta Dockyard. 1755: 1740: 798: 1760: 1780: 1350: 1317: 706: 256: 791: 25: 1312: 626: 1770: 1486: 1343: 784: 1644: 745: 690: 614: 498: 480: 1710: 1706: 1365: 1745: 434: 653:
Position and Movements, H.M. Ships, War Vessels and Aircraft, British and Foreign, Parts I. and II., August 1914
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The Naval Memoirs of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes. Vol. 1: The Narrow Seas to the Dardanelles 1910-1915
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Archived from 477:adding citations to reliable sources 444: 188:(28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 166:2 × 800 hp (597 kW) diesel 138:795 long tons (808 t) submerged 674: 433:, who later became a key figure in 135:652 long tons (662 t) surfaced 13: 655:. London: Admiralty Records. 1914. 315: 156:15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) 14: 1792: 755: 685:. Sutton Publishing. p. 32. 429:. During her time in the Baltic, 286:class boats were armed with four 1714: 1709: 1697: 1689: 1241: 816: 761: 449: 39: 24: 609:.  p.150. Maritime Books. 421:Francis Goodhart, received the 347:On that morning the destroyers 312:was three officers and 28 men. 699: 659: 645: 619: 1: 729: 681:Tall, J.J; Paul Kemp (1996). 583: 297:below 200 feet (61 m). 7: 736:Hutchinson, Robert (2001). 437:, was her liaison officer. 16:Submarine of the Royal Navy 10: 1797: 1771:Maritime incidents in 1918 808:British E-class submarines 269:British E-class submarines 1684: 1629: 1364: 1308: 1294: 1274: 1239: 814: 740:. 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E8, returning from a patrol, summer 1916
HM Dockyard, Chatham
E-class
submarine
knots
18 inch (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
British E-class submarine
Chatham Dockyard
World War I
British submarine flotilla in the Baltic
British E-class submarines
18 inch (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
complement
war
Germany
Harwich
8th Submarine Flotilla
Home Fleets
HMS Ariel
HMS Amethyst
HMS E6
Terschelling
Heligoland Bight
World War I
armoured cruiser
SMS Prinz Adalbert
Baltic Sea
Libau

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