HMS E1

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HMS E1 (laid down as HMS D9) was a British E-class submarine that was built by Chatham Dockyard and cost £101,700. E1 was laid down on 14 February 1911. She was launched on 9 November 1912 and was commissioned on 6 May 1913. During World War I she was part of the British submarine flotilla in the Baltic.

Design

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The early 'Group 1' E class boats were armed with four 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, one in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of eight torpedoes were carried. Group 1 boats were not fitted with a deck gun during construction, but those involved in the Dardanelles campaign had guns mounted forward of the conning tower while at Malta Dockyard.[1]

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Crew

Her complement was three officers and 28 men.[3]

Service history

E1 joined the 8th Submarine Flotilla, based at Portsmouth on commissioning.[4]

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Noel Laurence (right), commander of E1, with Max Horton (left), commander of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., in the Baltic

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She worked with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and reconnoitered the Skagerrak in early October as a prelude to sending submarines into the Baltic.[5] Then on 15 October 1914, she and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". sailed from Gorleston in a successful attempt to penetrate the German defences and enter the Baltic. On 18 October 1914, E1 unsuccessfully attacked the armoured cruiser Template:SMS in Kiel Bay. The torpedo ran too deep and missed.[6] On 22 July 1915, E1 fired two torpedoes at the German Vorpostenboot (or patrol boat) Neumühlen, which missed.[7] On 30 July 1915, she torpedoed and sank the German auxiliary minesweeper Aachen east-northeast of Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden.[8] On 19 August 1915, she torpedoed and damaged the German battlecruiser Template:SMS (23,000 tons) during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga.

E1Template:'s service ended on 3 April 1918 outside Helsingfors (Helsinki), Script error: No such module "convert". off Harmaja Light in the Gulf of Finland. She was scuttled by her crew, along with Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". to avoid seizure by advancing German forces which had landed nearby.

Notes

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  1. ↑ a b c Akerman, P. (1989). Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901–1955.  p.150. Maritime Books. Template:ISBN
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  5. ↑ Naval Staff Monograph No. 24 1924, p. 103
  6. ↑ Compton-Hall, pp. 137–138
  7. ↑ Rollmann 1929, pp. 223, 363
  8. ↑ Rollmann 1929, pp. 227–228

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References

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