| HMS E40 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS E40 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 9 November 1916 |
| Commissioned: | May 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold, 14 December 1921 |
| 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 E40 was a British E class submarine launched by Palmer, Jarrow in 1916 and was completed by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was laid down on 9 November 1916 and was commissioned in May 1917.
HMS E40 was sold on 14 December 1921.
The shell that embedded itself in the conning tower of HMS E40 causing the submarine to dive to 330 feet.
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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