HMS E49

HMS E49 was an E-class submarine built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend for the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 15 February 1915 and was commissioned on 14 December 1916.

E49 was mined off the Shetland Islands on 12 March 1917. The minefield was laid by the German U-boat SM UC-76 on 10 March 1917. There were no survivors.

E49 now lies 96 ft down with her bows blown off.