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|Ship builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited|John Thornycroft]], [[Woolston, Hampshire]]
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'''HMS ''E34''''' was a [[British E class submarine]] built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|John Thornycroft]], [[Woolston, Hampshire]]. She was laid down on 21 January 1917 and was commissioned in March 1917.
'''HMS ''E34''''' was a [[British E-class submarine]] built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company|John Thornycroft]], [[Woolston, Hampshire]]. She was launched on 27 January 1917 and commissioned in March 1917. HMS ''E34'' sank the [[U-boat]] {{SMU|UB-16||2}} off [[Harwich]] in the [[North Sea]] on 10 May 1918. ''E34'' was mined near the Eijerlandse Gronden, the sands between the [[Frisian islands]] [[Texel]] and [[Vlieland]] on 20 July 1918. There were no survivors.


==Design==
==Service history==
[[File:Royal Navy submarine, HMS E34, leaving Harwich Harbor, England (21331933118).jpg|300px|right|thumb|''E34'' leaving Harwich Harbor, England]]
HMS ''E34'' sank the [[U-Boat]] {{SMU|UB-16||2}} off [[Harwich]] in the [[North Sea]] on 10 May 1918.
Like all post-''E8'' [[British E-class submarine]]s, ''E34'' had a displacement of {{convert|662|LT|t}} at the surface and {{convert|807|LT|t}} while submerged. She had a total length of {{convert|180|ft|m}}<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013">{{cite book|author1=Innes McCartney|author2=Tony Bryan|title=British Submarines of World War I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWFapIxWZSUC&pg=PA11|date=20 February 2013|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-4728-0035-0|pages=11–12}}</ref> and a beam of {{convert|22|ft|8.5|in}}. She was powered by two {{convert|800|hp}} Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two {{convert|420|hp}} electric motors.<ref name=Akerman>Akerman, P. (1989). ''Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901&ndash;1955''. 149&ndash;150. Maritime Books. {{ISBN|1-904381-05-7}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=boO7WGL21EQC&dq=British+submarines+deck+gun+1901%E2%80%931955.&pg=PA330]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csubmarine.org/html/class/eclass.html|title=E Class|publisher=Chatham Submarines|access-date=20 August 2015|archive-date=13 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813023119/http://csubmarine.org/html/class/eclass.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|16|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|10|kn|km/h mph}}. British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of {{convert|50|LT|t}} of diesel and ranges of {{convert|3255|mi|km nmi}} when travelling at {{convert|10|kn|km/h mph}}.<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013"/> ''E34'' was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at {{convert|5|kn|km/h mph}}.


''E34'' was armed with a [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder {{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}}]] [[quick firing gun|QF]] gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five [[British 18 inch torpedo|18 inch (450 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried.<ref name=Akerman/>
HMS ''E34'' was mined in the [[Heligoland Bight]] on 20 July 1918. There were no survivors.


E-Class submarines had wireless systems with {{convert|1|kW}} power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to {{convert|3|kW}} systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was {{convert|100|ft}} although in service some reached depths of below {{convert|200|ft}}. Some submarines contained [[Fessenden oscillator]] systems.<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013"/>
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* {{cite book | last = Hutchinson | first = Robert | title = Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day | year = 2001 | location = [[London]] | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | isbn = 978-0-00-710558-8 | oclc = 53783010 }}


==Crew==
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Her [[Ship's company|complement]] was three officers and 28 men.<ref name="McCartneyBryan2013"/>


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* {{cite book | last = Hutchinson | first = Robert | title = Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day | url = https://archive.org/details/janessubmarinesw0000hutc | url-access = registration | year = 2001 | location = [[London]] | publisher = [[HarperCollins]] | isbn = 978-0-00-710558-8 | oclc = 53783010 }}

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E34 in a floating dock
History
United Kingdom
NameE34
BuilderJohn Thornycroft, Woolston, Hampshire
Launched27 January 1917
CommissionedMarch 1917
FateSunk by mine, 20 July 1918
General characteristics
Class and typeE-class submarine
Displacement
  • 662 long tons (673 t) surfaced
  • 807 long tons (820 t) submerged
Length181 ft (55 m)
Beam15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 800 hp (597 kW) diesel
  • 2 × 420 hp (313 kW) electric
  • 2 screws
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 65 nmi (120 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) surfaced
Complement31
Armament

HMS E34 was a British E-class submarine built by John Thornycroft, Woolston, Hampshire. She was launched on 27 January 1917 and commissioned in March 1917. HMS E34 sank the U-boat UB-16 off Harwich in the North Sea on 10 May 1918. E34 was mined near the Eijerlandse Gronden, the sands between the Frisian islands Texel and Vlieland on 20 July 1918. There were no survivors.

Design[edit]

E34 leaving Harwich Harbor, England

Like all post-E8 British E-class submarines, E34 had a displacement of 662 long tons (673 t) at the surface and 807 long tons (820 t) while submerged. She had a total length of 180 feet (55 m)[1] and a beam of 22 feet 8.5 inches (6.922 m). She was powered by two 800 horsepower (600 kW) Vickers eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines and two 420 horsepower (310 kW) electric motors.[2][3] The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) and a submerged speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). British E-class submarines had fuel capacities of 50 long tons (51 t) of diesel and ranges of 3,255 miles (5,238 km; 2,829 nmi) when travelling at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1] E34 was capable of operating submerged for five hours when travelling at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).

E34 was armed with a 12-pounder 76 mm (3.0 in) QF gun mounted forward of the conning tower. She had five 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, two in the bow, one either side amidships, and one in the stern; a total of 10 torpedoes were carried.[2]

E-Class submarines had wireless systems with 1 kilowatt (1.3 hp) power ratings; in some submarines, these were later upgraded to 3 kilowatts (4.0 hp) systems by removing a midship torpedo tube. Their maximum design depth was 100 feet (30 m) although in service some reached depths of below 200 feet (61 m). Some submarines contained Fessenden oscillator systems.[1]

Crew[edit]

Her complement was three officers and 28 men.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Innes McCartney; Tony Bryan (20 February 2013). British Submarines of World War I. Osprey Publishing. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-4728-0035-0.
  2. ^ a b Akerman, P. (1989). Encyclopaedia of British submarines 1901–1955. 149–150. Maritime Books. ISBN 1-904381-05-7 [1]
  3. ^ "E Class". Chatham Submarines. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

Bibliography[edit]

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