HMS ''E48'' was a British E-class submarine launched by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan in 1916 and was completed by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was launched on 2 August 1916 and was commissioned in February 1917. HMS ''E48'' was used as a target in 1921. She was sold to John Cashmore Ltd and scrapped at Newport, Wales, Newport in July 1928.

Design

Like all post-''E8'' British E-class submarines, ''E48'' 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''. 149–150. Maritime Books.

/ref> 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 . ''E48'' was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at . Untypically, ''E48'' was armed with a 4-inch quick firing gun, QF gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five British 18 inch torpedo, 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. 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 Fessenden oscillator systems.

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