E Class (1913) SS
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Ship | Pennant No |
Commissioned | Decommission/ Loss |
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To - Group 1 - Group 2 - Group 3 - Australian boats | |||||
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. | |
Group 2 | To top | ||||
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. | |
Group 3 | To top | ||||
E21 |
I70 |
01-Oct-1915 | 14-Dec-1921 | Paid off and sold 14-Dec-1921. | |
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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06 September, 2012.
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