| HMS E55 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS E55 |
| Builder: | William Denny, Dumbarton |
| Laid down: | 5 February 1916 |
| Commissioned: | March 1916 |
| Fate: | Sold, 6 September 1922 |
| 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 E55 was a British E class submarine built by William Denny, Dumbarton. She was laid down on 5 February 1916 and was commissioned in March 1916.
HMS E55 was sold in Newcastle on 6 September 1922.
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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