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AE Class




Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned
AE1 V N/A 22nd May 1913 28th February 1914
AE2 V N/A 18th June 1913 28th February 1914


Builders:
V : Vickers, Barrow, United Kingdom

Dimensions:
181' x 22' 6" x 12' / 55.16m x 6.88m x 3.65m

Displacement:
667 tons std / 807 tons max

Complement:
35

Armament:
1 x 6pdr gun
2 x 18" bow torpedo tubes
2 x 18" beam torpedo tubes

Powerplant:
Two Vickers diesel generators producing a total of 1600bhp were fitted with two main motors totalling 840hp driving two shafts. Two 112 cell Exide batteries were fitted producing 600 amps @ 220 volts.

Maximum speed was 16kts surfaced and 10kts submerged. Range was 2600NM @ 10kts surfaced or 99NM @ 3kts submerged.

Electronics Fit:
Radar:
None

Sonar:
None

Other:
N/A

Miscellaneous:
Maximum diving depth was 150' and crush depth was 350'.