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    Maritime and Naval Battles

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    9 November 2000

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    • A submariners pin for the E51
    Lot 119

    A submariners pin for the E51 (1917)

    Price realised

    GBP 646

    Estimate

    GBP 300 - GBP 400

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    A submariners pin for the E51 (1917)
    in gold and enamel, 'E51' surrounded by a blue garter reading De Profundis Fulmen and H.M. Submarine below and between laurels, surmounted by a crown, the reverse marked 15CT twice, sprung pin -- 2in. (5cm.) long
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    Lot Essay

    Built by Scott's of Greenock as a minelayer, E51 was launched on 30th November 1916. With a surface tonnage of 662 tons (765 submerged), measuring 181 ft and with a beam of 22 ft, her two 800BHP Diesels could produce 14 knots and her two 420 BHP electric motors provided 9.5 knots submerged, although her service speed was a mere 3 knots. She layed extensive mine fields during World War One, one of which claimed the U-75 in December 1917. After the War she was eventually paid off and was broken up by the Wales Salvage Co in 1921.

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