| Name: | E 29 |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Keel: | 04/12/1914 |
| Launched: | 01/06/1915 |
| Completed: | 13/10/1915 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Elswick |
| Yard Number: | 884 |
| Dimensions: | 835disp subm, 662 disp surf, 181.0 x 23.5 x 12.5ft |
| Engines: | 2 x oil engines, 1600hp; 2 x electric motors, 840hp |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.0knots subm, 16.0knots surf |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 1 x 12pdr gun, 5 x 18ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 10/1915 | British Royal Navy |
| 21/02/1922 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Admiralty E Class of submarines |
| Launched at Elswick, but completed at High Walker | |
| 09/01/1916: Explosion in the battery compartment killed 4 crew | |
| 21/02/1922: Sold for breaking up by Upnor Ship Breaking Co |
Above photo copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo copyright of the Imperial War Museum
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