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HMS E49

HMS E49 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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1 h–2 h

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HMS E49 is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

HMS E49 was an E-class submarine built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend for the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 15 February 1915 and was commissioned on 14 December 1916. E49 was mined off the Shetland Islands on 12 March 1917. The minefield was laid by the German U-boat UC-76 on 10 March 1917. There were no survivors. E49 lies 96 ft (29 m) down with her bow blown off.

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Coordinates
60.7369, -0.7987

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Where is HMS E49?
HMS E49 is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.7369°, -0.7987°.