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E 45

Built By: Cammell Laird (Mersey)
Build Group: E3ML
Fate: Scrapped in September 1922.

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Commanders
1916: Lieutenant Commander   G R S Watkins DSO
1917: Lieutenant Commander   J A Gaimes DSO
1917: Lieutenant   R W Blacklock DSC
1919: Lieutenant   E R Lewes

Used as a minelayer

Events

 25-01-1916   Launched
 01-08-1916   Completed
E3ML 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 14 knots (service)
  Submerged 10.25 knots (design)
  Submerged 9.5 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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