HMS E44: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}}

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|Ship country= United Kingdom

|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}}

|Ship name= ''E44''

|Ship launched= 21 February 1916

{{Infobox ship characteristics

|Ship class=[[British E class submarine|E-class]] [[submarine]]

|Ship displacement=*{{convert|662|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} surfaced

*{{convert|807|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged

|Ship propulsion=*2 × {{convert|800|hp|0|abbr=on}} diesel

*2 × {{convert|420|hp|0|abbr=on}} electric

*2 screws

|Ship speed=*{{convert|15|kn|lk=in}} surfaced

*{{convert|10|kn}} submerged

|Ship range=*{{convert|3000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced

*{{convert|65|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|5|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced

|Ship complement= 31

|Ship armament=

*5 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|18 inch (450 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern)

*1 × [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]]

'''HMS ''E44''''' was a [[British E-class submarine]] built by [[Swan Hunter]], [[Wallsend]]. She was laid down on 8 January 1916 and was commissioned on 18 July 1916. ''E44'' was sold for scrap in [[South Wales]] on 13 October 1921.

==Design==

Like all post-''E8'' [[British E-class submarine]]s, ''E44'' had a displacement of {{convert|662|LT|t}} at the surface and {{convert|807|LT|t}} while submerged. She had a total length of {{convert|180|ft|m}}<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013">{{cite book|author1=Innes McCartney|author2=Tony Bryan|title=British Submarines of World War I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWFapIxWZSUC&pg=PA11|date=20 February 2013|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-4728-0035-0|pages=11–12}}</ref> and a beam of {{convert|22|ft|8.5|in}}. She was powered by two {{convert|800|hp}} Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two {{convert|420|hp}} electric motors.<ref name=Akerman>Akerman, P. (1989). ''Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901&ndash;1955''. 149&ndash;150. Maritime Books. {{ISBN|1-904381-05-7}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=boO7WGL21EQC&dq=British+submarines+deck+gun+1901%E2%80%931955.&pg=PA330]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csubmarine.org/html/class/eclass.html|title=E Class|publisher=Chatham Submarines|accessdate=20 August 2015|archive-date=13 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813023119/http://csubmarine.org/html/class/eclass.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|16|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|10|kn|km/h mph}}. British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of {{convert|50|LT|t}} of diesel and ranges of {{convert|3255|mi|km nmi}} when travelling at {{convert|10|kn|km/h mph}}.<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013"/> ''E44'' was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at {{convert|5|kn|km/h mph}}.

''E44'' was armed with a [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder {{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}}]] [[quick firing gun|QF]] gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five [[British 18 inch torpedo|18 inch (450 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried.<ref name=Akerman/>

E-Class submarines had wireless systems with {{convert|1|kW}} power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to {{convert|3|kW}} systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was {{convert|100|ft}} although in service some reached depths of below {{convert|200|ft}}. Some submarines contained [[Fessenden oscillator]] systems.<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013"/>

==References==

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==Bibliography==

* {{cite book | last = Hutchinson | first = Robert | title = Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day | url = https://archive.org/details/janessubmarinesw0000hutc | url-access = registration | year = 2001 | location = [[London]] | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | isbn = 978-0-00-710558-8 | oclc = 53783010 }}

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