HMS E12
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS E12 |
| Builder: | HM Dockyard, Chatham |
| Cost: | £101,900 |
| Laid down: | 16 December 1912 |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 1914 |
| Fate: | Sold, 7 March 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | E class submarine |
| Displacement: |
667 long tons (678 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) diesels 2 × 840 hp (626 kW) electric 2 screws |
| Speed: |
15.25 knots (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph) surfaced 10.25 knots (18.98 km/h; 11.80 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) 65 nmi (120 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: |
• 5 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) • 1 × 12-pounder gun |
HMS E12 was a British E class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Chatham. She was laid down on 16 December 1912 and was commissioned on 14 October 1914. She cost £101,900.
Service history
HMS E12 became trapped in anti submarine nets in the Dardanelles. Her forward hydroplanes became entangled which sent her down to 245 feet. At the time, it was the greatest depth achieved by any British submarine. E12 managed to surface only to come under fire by shore batteries. She avoided further damage.
HMS E12 was sold in Malta on 7 March 1921.
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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