H.M.S. E 54 (1916)

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H.M.S. E 54 (1916)
Builder: Beardmore[1]
Launched: 1916[2]
Sold: Dec, 1921[3]
H.M.S. E 54 was one of 57 submarines of the "E" class.

Service

On 21 August 1916, E 54 sank UC 7 while it was operating at 51deg 45' N., 3deg 20' E..[4] The submarine repeated this coup on 1 May, 1917, when she sank U 81 after the enemy boat surfaced after torpedoing a surface ship at 51deg N., 13deg W..[5] The boat was under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Raikes on both occasions.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. pp. 5,13.
  6. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.

Bibliography


"E" Class Submarine
E 1 Group
E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 E 5
E 6 E 7 E 8 AE 1 AE 2
E 9 Group
E 9 E 10 E 11 E 12 E 13
E 14 E 15 E 16 E 17 E 18
E 19 E 20 E 21 E 22 E 23
E 25 E 26 E 27 E 29 E 30
E 31 E 32 E 33 E 35 E 36
E 37 E 38 E 39 E 40 E 42
E 43 E 44 E 47 E 48 E 49
  E 50 E 52 E 53  
  E 54 E 55 E 56  
Minelayers
  E 24 E 34 E 41  
  E 45 E 46 E 51  
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