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HMS E49
In or near Baltasound.
HMS E49 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
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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Background
Architecture
Like all post-E8 British E-class submarines, E49 had a displacement of 662 LT at the surface and 807 LT while submerged. She had a total length of 180 ft and a beam of 22 ft. She was powered by two 800 hp Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two 420 hp electric motors. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16 kn and a submerged speed of 10 kn. British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of 50 LT of diesel and ranges of 3255 mi when travelling at 10 kn. E49 was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at 5 kn. E49 was armed with a 12-pounder 76 mm QF gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, two in…
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- Coordinates
- 60.7369, -0.7987
Sources
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS E49?
- HMS E49 is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is HMS E49?
- HMS E49 in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS E49?
- Its coordinates are 60.7369°, -0.7987°.