| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS E39 |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Laid down: | 18 May 1916 |
| Commissioned: | October 1916 |
| Fate: | Sold, 13 October 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 E39 was a British E class submarine launched by Palmers, Jarrow in 1916 and was completed by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was laid down on 18 May 1916 and was commissioned in October 1916.
HMS E39 was sold on 13 October 1921, but she foundered while in tow to the shipbreakers in September 1922.
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