HMS E18
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HMS E18 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy, launched in 1915 and lost in the Baltic Sea in May 1916 while operating out of Reval. The exact circumstances surrounding the sinking remain a mystery. The wreck of the submarine was discovered in October 2009.
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E18 shortly after passing through the Øresund in September 1915. Note the camouflage paintwork to prevent detection by shore observers | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | E18 |
Builder | Vickers |
Laid down | 1 January 1914 |
Launched | 4 March 1915 |
Commissioned | 6 June 1915 |
Fate | Lost with all hands, late May 1916 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | E-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 54.86 m |
Beam | 6.86 m |
Draught | 3.81 m |
Propulsion | Twin propellers, 2 × 800 bhp (600 kW) Vickers diesel, 2 × 420 shp (313 kW) electric motors |
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Range | 325 nm surfaced |
Endurance | 24 days |
Complement | 3 officers, 28 ratings |
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