HMS E1
Scuttled
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| War | First World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (1 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) |
One of the British submarines sent into the Baltic past Denmark. Torpedoed Moltke in the Gulf of Riga in August 1915.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (1 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern)
| Builder | HM Dockyard, Chatham |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 14 February 1911 |
| Launched | 9 November 1912 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1913 |
| Displacement | 652 long tons (662 t) surfaced 795 long tons (808 t) submerged |
| Length | 178 ft (54 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 30 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
9 November 1912
Battle of the Gulf of Riga
Survived
8–20 August 1915
Torpedoed Moltke
Fate
Scuttled
Scuttled, 3 April 1918