HMS E37
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS E37 |
| Builder: | Fairfield, Govan, Clyde |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 17 March 1916 |
| Fate: | Lost, 1 December 1916 |
| 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 E37 was a British E class submarine built by Fairfield, Govan, Clyde. She was laid down on 25 September 1915 and was commissioned on 17 March 1916.
HMS E37 was lost in the North Sea on 1 December 1916. There were no survivors.
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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