Crew of E14, seen after leaving the Dardanelles straits in 1915. Lt-Cmdr. Boyle is standing at centre on the conning tower.
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Name | E14 |
Builder | Vickers, Barrow |
Cost | £105,700 |
Laid down | 14 December 1912 |
Launched | 7 July 1914 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1914 |
Fate | Sunk, 28 January 1918 |
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Class and type | E-class submarine |
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Length | 181 ft (55 m) |
Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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Complement | 30 |
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HMS E14 was a British E class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. During the First World War, two of her captains were awarded the Victoria Cross, and many of her officers and men also decorated. HMS E14 was laid down on 14 December 1912 and was commissioned on 18 November 1914. Her hull cost £105,700. She was sunk by shellfire from coastal batteries in the Dardanelles on 28 January 1918.