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HM Submarine E22
HM Submarine E22 was an 181 foot long British E class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness in 1914. E22 displaced 807 tons when submerged, could dive to 200 feet, had 5 torpedo tubes and carried 10 torpedos.
E22 was involved in experiments in the North Sea in an attempt to intercept Zeppelins. Two Sopwith Schneider seaplanes were carried on the casing of E22, The boat would submerge in calm waters allowing the planes to float and take off. They would return afterward to Felixstowe, Suffolk.
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