G8

Built By:	Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group:	G

Fate:

Sunk on in North sea 14th January 1918 for reasons unknown.

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Events

18-12-1914 :	Laid Down
01-05-1916 :	Launched
30-06-1916 :	Completed
22-06-1917 :	Sub Lieutenant Malise Stewart Graham died after accidentally falling overboard when his G8 was on patrol in the North Sea.
14-01-1918 :	HMS G8 was lost in the North Sea, cause unknown, on the 14 January 1918.

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Length overall	187' 1"
Beam	15' 4"
Depth	16' 7"
Displacement	703 tons (surface)
	837 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	200'
Speed	Surface 15.5 knots (design)
	Surface 14 knots (service)
	Submerged 9.5 to 10 knots (design)
	Submerged 9 knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Propeller	3 blades, 5' 8" diameter
Armament	2 18" bow tubes
	2 18" beam tubes
	1 21" stern tube
	(10 torpedoes carried)
	1 2-pounder gun
Endurance	Surface: 2600 miles at 12.5 knots (design)
	Surface: 1650 miles at full power (service)
	Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design)
	Submerged: 95 miles at 3 knots (service)
Complement	30

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