USS E-1 (SS-24) lead ship of the class |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | E-class submarine |
| Builders: | Fore River Shipyard |
| Operators: | United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | G-class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | H-class submarine |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced 342 long tons (347 t) submerged |
| Length: | 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines, 700 hp (522 kW) Electric motors, 600 hp (447 kW) Twin propellers 120 battery cells 8,486 US gal (32,120 l; 7,066 imp gal) fuel |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 2,100 nmi (3,900 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced 100 nmi (190 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Complement: | 20 |
| Armament: | 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes 4 torpedoes |
The United States E class submarines were used as coastal and harbor defense submarines prior to World War I. When hostilities broke out, the E class were used as training boats.
The submarines of this class were the first diesel-powered submarine. They were known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape[1].
The E class was also used to test and evaluate tactics and new equipment.
The E class was quickly overtaken by newer long range, ocean going submarines. The class was decommissioned in 1922 to comply with the Washington naval treaty.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:E_class_submarines_of_the_United_States E class submarines of the United States] at Wikimedia Commons
Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson.
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