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E 55

Built By: Denny (Leven)
Build Group: E3
Fate: Sold 6th September 1922

E 55

E55

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Commanders
1916: Lieutenant Commander   Gilbert H Kellett
1916: Lieutenant   F J H Dawson
1917: Lieutenant   James Lawrence Boyd DSC
1919: Lieutenant   C Mereweather

Events

 01-12-1914   Laid Down
 05-02-1916   Launched
 25-03-1916   Completed
E3 Specification
Length overall  181 ft
Beam  15 ft
Displacement   667 tons (surface)
  807 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth  200 ft
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 ft 7 inch diameter
Armament  2 x 18 inch bow tubes
  2 x 18 inch beam tubes
  1 x 18 inch stern tube
  (10 torpedoes carried)
  1 x 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  3 Officers, 28 Ratings.
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