HMS E52


HMS E52 was a British E class submarine ordered from Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun but was transferred on 3 March 1915 to William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton. She was laid down on 25 January 1917 and was commissioned on an unknown date. E52 sank the U-boat near the Goodwin Sands, Dover Straits on 1 November 1917. E52 was sold on 3 January 1921 at Brixham.

Design

Like all post-E8 British E-class submarines, E52 had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. She had a total length of and a beam length of. She was powered by two Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two electric motors. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of. British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of of diesel and ranges of when travelling at. E52 was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at.
E52 was armed with a 12-pounder QF gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five 18 inch torpedo tubes, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried.
E-Class submarines had wireless systems with power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was although in service some reached depths of below. Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems.