Submarine of the Royal Navy
 The conning tower of E17
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | E17 |
| Builder | Vickers, Barrow |
| Laid down | 29 July 1914 |
| Launched | 16 January 1915 |
| Commissioned | 7 April 1915 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 6 January 1916 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | E-class submarine |
| Displacement |
- 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
- 807 long tons (820 t) submerged
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| Length | 181 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × 800 hp (597 kW) diesels
- 2 × 420 hp (313 kW) electric
- 2 screws
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| Speed |
- 15.25 knots (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph) surfaced
- 10.25 knots (18.98 km/h; 11.80 mph) submerged
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| 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)
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| Complement | 31 |
| Armament | |
HMS E17 was a British E-class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 29 July 1914, launched on 16 January 1915 and was commissioned on 7 April 1915. HMS E17 was wrecked off Texel in the North Sea on 6 January 1916. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch cruiser Noordbrabant. They were interned. The conning tower of E17 is preserved as a monument at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, the United Kingdom.[1]
Design
Like all post-E8 British E-class submarines, E17 had a displacement of 662 long tons (673 t) at the surface and 807 long tons (820 t) while submerged. She had a total length of 180 feet (55 m)[2] and a beam of 22 feet 8.5 inches (6.922 m). She was powered by two 800 horsepower (600 kW) Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two 420 horsepower (310 kW) electric motors.[3][4] The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and a submerged speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of 50 long tons (51 t) of diesel and ranges of 3,255 miles (5,238 km; 2,829 nmi) when travelling at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[2] E17 was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).
As with most of the early E-class boats, E17 was not fitted with a deck gun during construction, but probably had one fitted later forward of the conning tower. She had five 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried.[3]
E-class submarines had wireless systems with 1 kilowatt (1.3 hp) power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to 3 kilowatts (4.0 hp) systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was 100 feet (30 m) although in service some reached depths of below 200 feet (61 m). Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems.[2]
Her complement was three officers and 28 men.[2]
