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HMS E42
HMS E42 was a British E-class submarine built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 22 October 1915 and commissioned in July 1916. She served during the First World War, hitting with a torpedo the battlecruiser on 25 April 1918 and making an unsuccessful attack on U-92 on 1 July 1918. E42 was sold for scrap at Poole on 6 September 1922.
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HMS E42 was a British E-class submarine built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 22 October 1915 and commissioned in July 1916. She served during the First World War, hitting with a torpedo the battlecruiser on 25 April 1918 and making an unsuccessful attack on U-92 on 1 July 1918. E42 was sold for scrap at Poole on 6 September 1922.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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