HMS E2
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HMS E2 (originally ordered as HMS D10) was a British E class submarine built by Chatham Dockyard. E2 was laid down on 14 February 1911 and launched on 23 November 1912.
She was sold 7 March 1921 to B Zammit, Malta.
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
When war was declared with Germany on 5 August 1914, E2 was based at Harwich, in the 8th Submarine Flotilla of the Home Fleets.[4]
On 14 August 1915, E2 sank Turkish minelayer Samsun with her two officers and eight crew near Erdek.
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