HMS E24, the Glossary
HMS E24 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Navy built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Admiralty (United Kingdom), Ameland, Barrow-in-Furness, Blackberry, British 18-inch torpedo, British E-class submarine, Conning tower, Cuxhaven, Diesel engine, Fessenden oscillator, German Empire, Hamburg, Harwich Dockyard, Heligoland Bight, Marine salvage, Minelayer, Naval mine, Ohlsdorf Cemetery, QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun, Royal Navy, Ship's company, Submarine, Tobacco pipe, Torpedo tube, U-boat, Vickers.
- 1916 disasters in the United Kingdom
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.
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Ameland
Ameland (West Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands.
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.
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Blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.
British 18-inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18-inch (45cm) torpedoes in service with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
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British E-class submarine
The British E-class submarines started out as improved versions of the British D-class submarine. HMS E24 and British E-class submarine are world War I submarines of the United Kingdom.
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Conning tower
A conning tower is a raised platform on a ship or submarine, often armoured, from which an officer in charge can conn (conduct or control) the vessel, controlling movements of the ship by giving orders to those responsible for the ship's engine, rudder, lines, and ground tackle.
Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven is a town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
Fessenden oscillator
A Fessenden oscillator is an electro-acoustic transducer invented by Reginald Fessenden, with development starting in 1912 at the Submarine Signal Company of Boston.
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German Empire
The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.
Hamburg
Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.
Harwich Dockyard
Harwich Dockyard (also known as The King's Yard, Harwich) was a Royal Navy Dockyard at Harwich in Essex, active in the 17th and early 18th century (after which it continued to operate under private ownership).
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Heligoland Bight
The Heligoland Bight, also known as Helgoland Bight, (Helgoländer Bucht) is a bay which forms the southern part of the German Bight, itself a bay of the North Sea, located at the mouth of the Elbe river.
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Marine salvage
Marine salvage is the process of recovering a ship and its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty.
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Minelayer
A minelayer is any warship, submarine, military aircraft or land vehicle deploying explosive mines.
Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery (Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world.
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QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr.) was a common, versatile calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Ship's company
A ship's company or complement comprises all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel aboard a naval vessel, excluding civilians and guests.
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Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
Tobacco pipe
A tobacco pipe, often called simply a pipe, is a device specifically made to smoke tobacco.
Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.
U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
Vickers
Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999.
See also
1916 disasters in the United Kingdom
- Barnbow
- Faversham explosives industry
- Garrick Theatre fire
- HMS E24
- Low Moor Explosion
- SS Connemara
- Scotia (barque)