| HMS E17 | |
|---|---|
 The conning tower of E17 | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS E17 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down: | 16 February 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 7 April 1915 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 6 January 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | E class submarine |
| Displacement: |
667 long tons (678 t) surfaced 807 long tons (820 t) submerged |
| Length: | 181 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) diesels 2 × 840 hp (626 kW) electric 2 screws |
| Speed: |
15.25 knots (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph) surfaced 10.25 knots (18.98 km/h; 11.80 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,000 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) |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) • 1 × 12-pounder gun |
HMS E17 was a British E class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 16 February 1915 and was commissioned on 7 April 1915.
Service history[]
HMS E17 was wrecked off Texel in the North Sea on 6 January 1916. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch cruiser Noord-Brabant. They were interned.
The conning tower of E17 is preserved as a monument at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, UK
References[]
- Hutchinson, Robert, Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day
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