HMS E24

	The conning tower of E24
History
United Kingdom
Name	E24
Builder	Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
Launched	9 December 1915
Commissioned	9 January 1916
Fate	Sunk by mine on or about 24 March 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	E-class submarine
Displacement	662 long tons (673 t) surfaced; 807 long tons (820 t) submerged;
Length	181 ft (55 m)
Beam	15.05 ft (4.59 m)
Propulsion	Twin-shaft; 2 × 800 hp Vickers diesel; 2 × 420 hp electric motors; 2 × screws;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged;
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 65 nmi (120 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged;
Complement	31
Armament	5 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 beam, 1 stern); 1 × 12-pounder gun;

HMS E24 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched on 9 December 1915 and was commissioned on 9 January 1916. E24 was a mine-laying submarine.

E24 was mined off Heligoland Bight on 24 March 1916. A salvage operation was attempted in 1973 as she was believed to be a German U-boat.

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