British E-class submarine
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The British E-class submarines started out as improved versions of the British D-class submarine. The E class served with the Royal Navy throughout World War I as the backbone of the submarine fleet.
HMS E1
Model of an E-class submarine
Interior of an E-class submarine, possibly E34
12-pounder gun of an E-class submarine
British L-class submarine
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The British L-class submarine was originally planned under the emergency war programme as an improved version of the British E-class submarine. The scale of change allowed the L class to become a sepa
British E-class submarine
…Germans after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended fighting between Germany and Russia. Additionally, some of the submarines operated against the Turks. The British L-class submarine eventually replaced the E class. Group 1 E1 – Launched 9 November 1912. Scuttled by her crew on 3 April 1918. E2 – Launched 23 November 1912. Sold on…
L52, L22, L20 & L6, at Gosport in 1933
HMS L15, c. 1918
HMS L52 underway