HMS XE-8 (Expunger) |
Type: |
X-Craft (Midget Submarine) |
Class: |
XE-1 |
Builder: |
Thomas Broadbent & Sons Huddersfield, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
December 24, 1943 |
Launched: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
1944 |
Commissioned: |
November 6, 1944 |
Fate: |
On display at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent, England. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
53' 4" |
Engines: |
1 Gardner diesel |
Beam: |
5' 9" |
Motors: |
1 Keith Blackman |
Draft: |
5' 2" |
Shafts: |
1 |
Pressure Hull |
Horsepower |
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Length: |
N/A |
Engines: |
42 |
Diameter: |
N/A |
Motors: |
30 |
Displacement |
Speed |
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Surfaced: |
30 tons |
Surfaced: |
6.5 knots |
Submerged: |
33.5 tons |
Submerged: |
5.5 knots |
Diving Depth: |
N/A |
Range
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Surfaced: |
N/A |
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Crew: |
4 |
Submerged: |
N/A |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
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Type
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Arrangement |
Notes |
2 |
explosive charges |
attached to sides |
weight two tons |
Timeline |
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1952: |
Sank under tow 3 miles off Portland, England. |
1971: |
Wreck located. |
1974: |
Raised. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Sept. 18, 2008 |