HMS E29

Career
Name: HMS E29
Builder: Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Laid down: 1 June 1915
Commissioned: October 1915
Fate: Sold, 21 February 1922
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 E29 was a British E class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. She was laid down on 1 June 1915 and was commissioned in October 1915.

HMS E29 suffered an explosion in the battery compartment which killed four men on 9 January 1916.

HMS E29 was sold on 21 February 1922.

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