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E Class (1913) SS 
Ships

Ship Pennant
No
Commissioned Decommission/
Loss
Note:
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Group 1

E1

I81

06-May-1913 03-Apr-1918 (Ex-D9). Scuttled,  Helsingfors Bay, 1.5 nm off Grohara Light, Gulf of Finland to avoid seizure by German forces.

E2

I82

09-July-1913 07-Mar-1921 (Ex-D10). Sold 07-Mar-1921 Malta.

E3

I83

29-May-1914 21-Oct-1914 Torpedoed and sunk by U-27 off Ems estuary, North Sea, 21-Oct-1914. Wreck discovered 03-Nov-1994.

E4

I84

28-Jan-1913 21-Feb-1921 Sank in collision with E41, off Harwich, with loss of all crew. Salvaged and re-commissioned. Paid off and sold 21-Feb-1921. 

E5

I85

28-June-1913 07-Mar-1916 Lost cause unknown 07-Mar-1916. Believed last seen near minefield off Western Ems, North Sea.

E6

I86

17-Oct-1913 26-Dec-1915 Sunk by mine off Harwich, 26-Dec-1915.

E7

I87

16-Mar-1914 04-Sep-1915 Scuttled after being trapped in anti-submarine nets off Nagara Dardanelles, crew captured. 04-Sep-1915

E8

I88

18-Jun-1914 04-Apr-1918 Scuttled 04-Apr-1918  Helsingfors Bay, Gulf of Finland to avoid seizure by Germans following Brest Litovsk Treaty between Russia and Germany. Salved Aug-1953 for breaking up at Finland.
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E9

I89

18-Jun-1914 03-Apr-1918 Scuttled 03-Apr-1918  Helsingfors Bay, Gulf of Finland to avoid seizure by Germans following Brest Litovsk Treaty between Russia and Germany. Salved Aug-1953 for breaking up at Finland.

E10

I90

10-Mar-1914 18-Jan-1915 Believed mined 18-Jan-1915, North Sea.

E11

I91

15-Sep-1915 07-Mar-1921 Paid off sold 07-Mar-1921, Malta.

E12

I92

14-Oct-1914 07-Mar-1921 Paid off sold 07-Mar-1921, Malta.

E13

I93

09-Dec-1914 18-Aug-1915 Damaged by German destroyer gunfire while aground off Saltholm Island, Denmark, 18-Aug-1915. Crew interned. Sold to Danish shipbreakers 14-Dec-1921.

E14

I94

18-Nov-1914 28-Jan-1918 Sunk by coastal battery gunfire off Kum Kale, Dardanelles, 28-Jan-1918. 23 crew lost, 9 survivors taken prisoner.

E15

I95

13-Oct-1914 17-Apr-1915 Ran aground on Kephez Point, damaged by gunfire from Turkish shore batteries. Crew surrendered. Later sunk by British torpedoes to prevent salvage by Turks. 

E16

I96

27-Feb-1915 24-Mar-1916 Sunk by mine, Heligoland Bight, 24-Mar-1916 with loss of all crew.

E17

I97

07-Apr-1915 06-Jan-1916 Ran aground and wrecked off Texel Island 06-Jan-1916. Crew interned by Dutch.

E18

I98

05-Jun-1915 25-May-1916 Sunk by German decoy ship SMS K off Bornholm, Baltic, 25-May-1916, with loss of all  crew. Wreck found off Estonia 23-Oct-09.

E19

I99

12-Jul-1915 03-Apr-1918 Scuttled 03-Apr-1918  Helsingfors Bay, Gulf of Finland to avoid seizure by Germans following Brest Litovsk Treaty between Russia and Germany. Salved Aug-1953 for breaking up at Finland.

E20

I69

30-Aug-1915 06-Nov-1915 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-14, Sea of Marmara, 06-Nov-1915 with loss of all crew.
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E21

I70

01-Oct-1915 14-Dec-1921 Paid off and sold 14-Dec-1921.

E22

I79

08-Nov-1915 25-Apr-1916 Torpedoed by UB-18 off Great Yarmouth, North Sea, 25-Apr-1916 with loss of all crew.

E23

E23

06-Dec-1915 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922 at Sunderland.

E24

E24

09-Jan-1916 24-Mar-1916 Mined Heligoland Bight 24-Mar-1916 with loss of all crew.

E25

E25

04-Oct-1915 14-Dec-1921 Paid off and sold 14-Dec-1921.

E26

E26

03-Oct-1915 04-Jul-1916 Believed sunk off the Ems 04-Jul-1916 with loss of all crew.

E27

E27

Aug-1917 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922, Newport. 

E28

E28

n/a n/a Cancelled 20-Apr-1915.

E29

E29

Oct-1915 21-Feb-1922 Paid off and sold 21-Feb-1922.

E30

E30

Nov-1915 22-Dec-1916 Mined off Orfordness, Suffolk, North Sea 22-Dec-1916 with loss of all crew.

E31

E31

08-Jan-1916 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922.

E32

E32

Oct-1916 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922, Sunderland.

E33

E33

Nov-1917 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922, Newport.

E34

E34

Mar-1917 20-Aug-1918 Lost with all crew 20-Aug-1918, North Sea, cause unknown.

E35

E35

14-Jul-1917 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922 at Newcastle.

E36

E36

16-Nov-1916 19-Jan-1017 Sunk after collision with E43 off Harwich, North Sea,  with loss off all crew, 19-Jan-1917.

E37

E37

17-Mar-1916 01-Dec-1916 Lost in North Sea 01-Dec-1916 with loss of all crew.

E38

E38

10-Jul-1916 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922 at Newcastle.

E39

E39

Oct-1916 13-Oct-1921 Sold 13-Oct-1921, but foundered Sep-1922 while under tow to shipbreakers. 

E40

E40

May-1917 14-Dec-1921 Sold 14-Dec-1921.

E41

E41

Feb-1916   In collision on surface with E4, during exercises off Harwich, 16 crew lost, 15 survived. Raised Sep-1917 and re-commissioned . Sold 06-Sep-1922, Newcastle. 

E42

E43

Jul-1917 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922 at Poole.

E43

E43

20-Feb-1916 03-Jan-1921 Sold 03-Jan-1921. Stranded under tow W of St Agnes Head, Cornwall 25-Nov-1921.

E44

E44

18-Jul-1916 13-Oct-1921 Paid off and sold 13-Oct-1921 at South Wales.

E45

E45

Aug-1916 06-Sep-1921 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1921 at South Wales.

E46

E46

Oct-1916 06-Sep-1921 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1921 at South Wales.

E47

E47

Oct-1916 20-Aug-1917 Lost North Sea 20-Aug-1917 with loss of all crew.

E48

E48

Feb-1917 1921 Used as target 1921. Scrapped Jul-1928, Newport.

E49

E49

14-Dec-1916 12-Mar-1917 Mined off Shetland Islands 12-Mar-1917 with loss of all crew. Lies in 16 fathoms with bows blown off.

E50

E50

23-Jan-1917 01-Feb-1918 Believed mined on or about 01-Feb-1918 North Sea.

E51

E51

27-Jan-1917 13-Oct-1921 Paid off and sold 13-Oct-1921.

E52

E52

? 03-Jan-1921 Paid off and sold 03-Jan-1921, Brixham.

E53

E53

Mar-1916 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922.

E54

E54

May-1916 14-Dec-1921 Paid off and sold 14-Dec-1921.

E55

E55

Mar-1916 06-Sep-1922 Paid off and sold 06-Sep-1922, Newcastle.

E56

E56

19-Jun-1916 (Launched) 09-Jun-1922 Paid off and sold 09-Jun-1922, Granton.

E57

E57

    Cancelled. Built as L1.

E58

E58

    Cancelled. Built as L2.
Australian Boats To top

AE1

?

28-Feb-1914 14-Sep-1914 Foundered off Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Pacific 14-Sep-1914.

AE2

?

28-Feb-1914 30-Apr-1915 Scuttled after being damaged by gunfire from Turkish torpedo boat Sultan Hisar, Sea of Marmara, 30-Apr-1915. Crew taken prisoner. 
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