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Type-E submarine
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Conventional Submarines · Japan · 1912
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Type-Esubmarine

Type-E submarine
Type-E submarine Photo: ThE cRaCkEr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Origin Japan
CategoryConventional Submarines
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1912–1915
Operators1 countries
Quantity20
Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Type-E submarine
Country
Production
1912–1915
Quantity
20
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
  • Laid Down1912
  • Commissioned1913
  • Boats in Class20
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement5MOD.5
  • Surfaced Displacement662 t
  • Submerged Displacement800 t
  • Length48.5 m
  • Beam4.8 m
  • Draft4.5 m
▣Propulsion4MOD.4
◇Diving & Endurance2MOD.2
  • Test Depth50 m
  • Complement (crew)30
◆Armament2MOD.2
  • Torpedo Tubes5
  • Torpedo Tube Diameter450 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1912Production started
  2. 1914First deployment: World War I
  3. 1915Production ended
  4. 2000Entered service
114
years in service
3
years in production
20
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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Propulsion system combining diesel engines to generate electricity, which powers electric motors driving the vessel's propellers.
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