*British, WW1, HM Submarine E19 – Original Photograph*
Original Photograph of WW1 Submarine E19. This photograph originally formed part of the Lou Britton British Submarine Collection, which was acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in 2007.
Approximate Dimensions: 17.3cm x 12.7cm (handwritten on the reverse: E19 Built by Vickers 13.5.1915. Destroyed with E1)
HMS E19 was a British E-class submarine commissioned in 1914 at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. Serving in the Baltic during World War I, she was the last of five British submarines to navigate the Oresund into the region in September 1915. Under Lieutenant Commander Francis Cromie, E19 sank multiple German ships, including four freighters on 11 October 1915 and the light cruiser SMS Undine on 7 November. To prevent capture, she was scuttled near Helsinki in 1918 alongside other British submarines.
E19 displaced 662 long tons surfaced and 807 long tons submerged, with a length of 180 feet (55 m) and a beam of 22 feet 8.5 inches (6.92 m). She reached speeds of 16 knots (30 km/h) surfaced and 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged, with a range of 3,255 miles (5,238 km). Armed with a unique 2-pounder deck gun and five 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes, she carried 10 torpedoes. E19 had a crew of three officers and 28 men. Notably, yeast from beer bottles found on SS Nicomedia, a ship sunk by E19, was later used to brew Slottskällans Vrak beer.
*Condition*
Excellent used condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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