L70

Built By:	Beardmore (Clyde)
Build Group:	L Group 3
Fate:	Cancelled

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01-07-1917 :

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L Group 3 Specification

Length overall	238' 7"
Beam	23' 6"
Draught	13' 2"
Displacement	914 tons (surface)
	1089 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth	150'
Speed	Surface 17 knots (design)
	Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (service)
	Submerged 10.5 knots (design)
	Submerged 10.5+ knots (service)
No. of shafts	2
Propeller	3 blades, 5' 7" diameter
Armament	4 18" bow tubes, 2 18" beam tubes (10 torpedoes carried). 1 4" gun
Endurance	Surface: 2800 miles at full power (design)
	Surface: 2850 miles at full power or 3600 miles at half full power (service)
	Submerged: 14 miles at full power (design)
	Submerged: 14 miles at full power or 65 miles at 5 knots (service)
Complement	38

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