| Built By: | Armstrong Whitworth (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | W Group 1 |
| Fate: | To Italy 23rd August 1916 |
| 19-11-1914 | Launched |
| 06-01-1916 | Completed |
| Displacement | (surface) 331 tons |
| (submerged) 494 tons | |
| Length | 52.4 m |
| Breadth | 4.7 m |
| Draught/Height | 2.7 m |
| Machinery | 8 cylinder diesels 710hp |
| 2 Electric Motors 480hp. Two shafts. | |
| Speed | (surface) 11.2 kts |
| (submerged) 8.5 kts | |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch tubes (bow). |
| 4 x 18 inch in external drop collars. | |
| Reloads: 2. | |
| Range | (surface) 2,500 nm at 9 kts |
| Complement | 18 |
Hugh Donald volunteered for Submarines on 6th Feb 1917 and was 'requisitioned' on 15th May 1917 - joining HMS Dolphin 'for Submarine Training' on 29th Apr 1917. This was followed by a draft to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Vulcan originally 'for the Spare Crew' but then 'for Submarine E35' on 29th May 1917.
One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World War II, where submariners' prospects of returning safely from a mission were only 50:50, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of the Belgrano, to present-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defence.
John Parker's in-depth investigation is very much personality led with diaries from the early part of the century to substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics (when many VCs were won).
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| Displacement | (surface) 331 tons |
| (submerged) 494 tons | |
| Length | 52.4 m |
| Breadth | 4.7 m |
| Draught/Height | 2.7 m |
| Machinery | 8 cylinder diesels 710hp |
| 2 Electric Motors 480hp. Two shafts. | |
| Speed | (surface) 11.2 kts |
| (submerged) 8.5 kts | |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch tubes (bow). |
| 4 x 18 inch in external drop collars. | |
| Reloads: 2. | |
| Range | (surface) 2,500 nm at 9 kts |
| Complement | 18 |
Hugh Donald volunteered for Submarines on 6th Feb 1917 and was 'requisitioned' on 15th May 1917 - joining HMS Dolphin 'for Submarine Training' on 29th Apr 1917. This was followed by a draft to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS Vulcan originally 'for the Spare Crew' but then 'for Submarine E35' on 29th May 1917.
One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World War II, where submariners' prospects of returning safely from a mission were only 50:50, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of the Belgrano, to present-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defence.
John Parker's in-depth investigation is very much personality led with diaries from the early part of the century to substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics (when many VCs were won).
12 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.

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