HMS E49

History
United Kingdom
Name	E49
Builder	Swan Hunter, Wallsend
Laid down	15 February 1915
Launched	18 September 1916
Commissioned	14 December 1916
Fate	Mined, 12 March 1917
General characteristics
Class and type	E-class submarine
Displacement	662 long tons (673 t) (surfaced) 807 long tons (820 t) (submerged)
Length	181 ft (55 m)
Beam	15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power	1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (diesel engines) 840 hp (630 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion	2 × 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engines 2 × 420 hp (310 kW) electric motors 2 × screws
Speed	15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) (surfaced) 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (submerged)
Range	3,000 nmi (3,500 mi; 5,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (surfaced) 65 nmi (75 mi; 120 km) at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) (surfaced)
Complement	30
Armament	5 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern) 1 × 12-pounder gun

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 UC-76 on 10 March 1917. There were no survivors. E49 lies 96 ft (29 m) down with her bows blown off.