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United States E-class submarine
USS E-1
USS E-1 (SS-24) lead ship of the class
Class overview
Name: E-class submarine
Builders: Fore River Shipyard
Operators: Flag of the United States United States Navy
Preceded by: D-class submarine
Succeeded by: F-class submarine
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
Preserved: 0
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement: 287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
342 long tons (347 t) submerged
Length: 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m)
Beam: 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Draft: 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion: Diesel engines, 700 hp (522 kW)
Electric motors, 600 hp (447 kW)
Twin propellers
120 battery cells
8,486 US gal (32,120 l; 7,066 imp gal) fuel
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range: 2,100 nmi (3,900 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
100 nmi (190 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth: 200 ft (61 m)
Complement: 20
Armament: 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
4 torpedoes

The United States E class submarines were used as coastal and harbor defense submarines prior to World War I. When hostilities broke out, the E class were used as training boats. The submarines of this class were the first diesel-powered submarine. They were known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape.[1]

The E class was also used to test and evaluate tactics and new equipment.

The E class was quickly overtaken by newer long range, ocean going submarines. The class was decommissioned in 1922 to comply with the Washington naval treaty.

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References[]

Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson.

  1. Pike, John (2005-04-27). "SS-24 E-1 Skipjack". globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-24.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-10. 



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