HMS E19
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | E19 |
| Laid down | 27 November 1914 |
| Launched | 13 May 1915 |
| Commissioned | 12 July 1915 |
| Fate | Scuttled 8 April 1918 at Helsinki to avoid capture |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | E-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 54.86 m |
| Beam | 6.86 m |
| Draught | 3.81 m |
| Propulsion | Twin-shaft, 2 × 800 bhp Vickers diesel, 2 × 420 shp electric motors |
| Speed |
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| Range | 325 nm surfaced |
| Endurance | 24 days |
| Complement | 3 officers, 28 ratings |
| Armament |
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HMS E19 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1914 at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness.[1] During World War I she was part of the British submarine flotilla in the Baltic.
Like all post-E8 British E-class submarines, E19 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] E19 was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).
E19 was probably the first of the E-class to be fitted with a deck gun during construction, in this instance, possibly uniquely, with only a 2-pounder, 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]
Crew
Her complement was three officers and 28 men.[2]
