E43

Built By:	Swan Hunter (Tyne)
Build Group:	E Group 3
Fate:	Scrapped in January 1921.

E43

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Events

22-12-1914 :	Laid Down
11-11-1915 :	Launched
29-02-1916 :	Completed

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E Group 3 Specification

Length overall	181'
Beam	15'
Displacement	667 tons (surface)
	807 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	200'
Speed	Surface 15.25 knots (design)
	Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service)
	Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design)
	Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Propeller	3 blades, 5' 7" diameter
Armament	2 18" bow tubes
	2 18" beam tubes
	1 18" stern tube
	(10 torpedoes carried)
	1 2-pounder gun
Endurance	Surface: 3000 miles at 10 knots (design)
	Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service)
	Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design)
	Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service)
Complement	30

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The orders 'Up periscope' and 'Down periscope' are, for most of us, completely tied in with our notion of submarines. These are phrases that we've heard countless times in submarine movies, in which there's usually a dramatic scene of a submarine captain hanging onto the handles of a periscope, looking out at the enemy above the water. Standing watch at the periscope like this is called "dancing with the grey lady".