HMS E12
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | E12 |
| Builder | HM Dockyard, Chatham |
| Cost | £101,900 |
| Laid down | 16 December 1912 |
| Launched | 5 September 1914 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1914 |
| Fate | Sold, 7 March 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | E-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 181 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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| Complement | 30 |
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HMS E12 was a British E class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Chatham. She was laid down on 16 December 1912 and commissioned on 14 October 1914. Her construction costs totalled £101,900.
During the Great War, anti-submarine nets in the Dardanelles entangled her forward hydroplanes, forcing her down to a depth of 245 feet. At the time, this was the greatest depth achieved by any British submarine.[citation needed] E12 managed to surface only to come under fire by shore batteries, but avoided further damage. She survived the war and was sold for scrap in Malta on 7 March 1921.[1]
