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.
Lt-Cmdr D de B Stocks on deck after a mission in the Dardanelles, circa. August 1915
The early British E-class submarines, from E1 to E8, had a displacement of 652 long tons (662 t) at the surface and 795 long tons (808 t) while submerged. They had a length overall of 180 feet (55 m) and a beam of 22 feet 8.5 inches (6.922 m), and were powered by two 800 horsepower (600 kW) Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two 420 horsepower (310 kW) electric motors.[1][2] The class had a maximum surface speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and a submerged speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), with a fuel capacity of 50 long tons (51 t) of diesel affording a range of 3,225 miles (5,190 km; 2,802 nmi) when travelling at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), while submerged they had a range of 85 miles (137 km; 74 nmi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).[1]
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]
E-Class submarines had wireless systems with 1 kilowatt (1.3 hp) power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to 3 kilowatts (4.0 hp) systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was 100 feet (30 m) although in service some reached depths of below 200 feet (61 m). Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems.[3]
originally, ordered, british, class, submarine, built, chatham, dockyard, laid, down, february, 1911, launched, november, 1912, cmdr, stocks, deck, after, mission, dardanelles, circa, august, 1915historyunited, kingdomnamebuilderhm, dockyard, chathamlaid, down. 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 Lt Cmdr D de B Stocks on deck after a mission in the Dardanelles circa August 1915HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS E2BuilderHM Dockyard ChathamLaid down14 February 1911Launched23 November 1912FateSold 7 March 1921General characteristicsClass and typeE class submarineDisplacement652 long tons 662 t surfaced 795 long tons 808 t submergedLength178 ft 54 m Beam15 ft 5 in 4 70 m Propulsion2 800 hp 597 kW diesel 2 420 hp 313 kW electric 2 screwsSpeed15 knots 28 km h 17 mph surfaced 9 5 knots 17 6 km h 10 9 mph submergedRange3 000 nmi 5 600 km at 10 kn 19 km h 12 mph 65 nmi 120 km at 5 kn 9 3 km h 5 8 mph Complement31Armament4 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes 1 bow 2 beam 1 stern She was sold 7 March 1921 to B Zammit Malta Contents 1 Design 2 Crew 3 Service history 4 References 5 BibliographyDesign EditThe early British E class submarines from E1 to E8 had a displacement of 652 long tons 662 t at the surface and 795 long tons 808 t while submerged They had a length overall of 180 feet 55 m and a beam of 22 feet 8 5 inches 6 922 m and were powered by two 800 horsepower 600 kW Vickers eight cylinder two stroke diesel engines and two 420 horsepower 310 kW electric motors 1 2 The class had a maximum surface speed of 16 knots 30 km h 18 mph and a submerged speed of 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph with a fuel capacity of 50 long tons 51 t of diesel affording a range of 3 225 miles 5 190 km 2 802 nmi when travelling at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph while submerged they had a range of 85 miles 137 km 74 nmi at 5 knots 9 3 km h 5 8 mph 1 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 E Class submarines had wireless systems with 1 kilowatt 1 3 hp power ratings in some submarines these were later upgraded to 3 kilowatts 4 0 hp systems by removing a midship torpedo tube Their maximum design depth was 100 feet 30 m although in service some reached depths of below 200 feet 61 m Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems 3 Crew EditHer complement was three officers and 28 men 3 Service history EditWhen 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 References Edit a b c Akerman P 1989 Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901 1955 p 150 Maritime Books ISBN 1 904381 05 7 E Class Chatham Submarines Archived from the original on 13 August 2015 Retrieved 20 August 2015 a b Innes McCartney Tony Bryan 20 February 2013 British Submarines of World War I Osprey Publishing pp 11 12 ISBN 978 1 4728 0035 0 Position and Movements H M Ships War Vessels and Aircraft British and Foreign Parts I and II August 1914 London Admiralty Records 1914 Bibliography EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS E2 amp oldid 1116258849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
