HMS ''E10'' was a

British E class submarine The British E-class submarines started out as improved versions of the British D-class submarine. The E class served with the Royal Navy throughout World War I as the backbone of the submarine fleet. The last surviving E class submarines wer ...

built by

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. She was laid down on 10 July 1912 and was commissioned on 10 March 1914. She costed £105,700. ''E10'' was lost in the

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on or around 18 January 1915.

Design

Like all post-''E8''

British E-class submarine The British E-class submarines started out as improved versions of the British D-class submarine. The E class served with the Royal Navy throughout World War I as the backbone of the submarine fleet. The last surviving E class submarines we ...

s, ''E10'' had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of and a beam of . She was powered by two Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two electric motors.Akerman, P. (1989). ''Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901–1955''. p.150. Maritime Books. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of of diesel and ranges of when travelling at . ''E10'' was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at . As with most of the early ''E'' class boats, ''E10'' was not fitted with a deck gun during construction, and it is not known whether one was fitted later, as was the case with boats up to ''E19''. She had five 18 inch (450 mm)

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s, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried. E-Class submarines had wireless systems with power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was although in service some reached depths of below . Some submarines contained

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systems.

Crew

Her

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was three officers and 28 men.

References

Bibliography

* * Akerman, P. (1989). ''Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901–1955''. p. 150. Maritime Books.

External links

'Submarine losses 1904 to present day' - Royal Navy Submarine Museum
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