| HMS E30 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS E30 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 29 June 1914 |
| Commissioned: | November 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk by mine, 22 December 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | E class submarine |
| Displacement: |
662 long tons (673 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) diesel 2 × 840 hp (626 kW) electric 2 screws |
| Speed: |
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 65 nmi (120 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) • 1 × 12-pounder gun |
HMS E30 was a British E class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was laid down on 29 June 1914 and was commissioned in November 1915.
HMS E30 was mined off Orfordness, Suffolk in the North Sea on 22 December 1916. There were no survivors.
References[]
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-710558-8. OCLC 53783010.
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