| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | Holland |
| Fate: | Foundered while on tow on 8th August 1912 off the NAB Tower whilst under tow to the breakers yard. |
| 04-02-1901 | Laid Down |
| 21-05-1902 | Launched |
| 19-01-1903 | Completed |
| 08-08-1912 | Foundered while on tow off the NAB Tower whilst under tow to the breakers yard. |
| Length overall | 63 ft 10 inch |
| Beam | 11 ft 9 inch |
| Displacement | 113 tons (surface) |
| 122 tons (submerged) | |
| Propulsion | Petrol engine, 160 hp |
| Electric motor, 74 hp | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 6ft diameter |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 8 knots (design) |
| Surface 7.4 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 7 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 6 knots (service) | |
| Endurance | Surface: 355 miles (design) |
| Surface: 235 miles (service) | |
| Submerged: 20 miles at 5 knots | |
| Armament | 1 x 18 inch bow torpedo tube (three torpedoes carried) |
| Complement | 8 |
U-593 was on her fifteenth patrol when she was sunk, having been in commission over two years. During the course of her long history, she claimed the sinking of 15 merchant vessels and the damaging of three others, in addition to sinking three destroyers. Most of her success was achieved in the Mediterranean which she entered on her fourth patrol in late September or early October 1942
David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.
After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.
Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.
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| Length overall | 63 ft 10 inch |
| Beam | 11 ft 9 inch |
| Displacement | 113 tons (surface) |
| 122 tons (submerged) | |
| Propulsion | Petrol engine, 160 hp |
| Electric motor, 74 hp | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 6ft diameter |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 8 knots (design) |
| Surface 7.4 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 7 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 6 knots (service) | |
| Endurance | Surface: 355 miles (design) |
| Surface: 235 miles (service) | |
| Submerged: 20 miles at 5 knots | |
| Armament | 1 x 18 inch bow torpedo tube (three torpedoes carried) |
| Complement | 8 |
U-593 was on her fifteenth patrol when she was sunk, having been in commission over two years. During the course of her long history, she claimed the sinking of 15 merchant vessels and the damaging of three others, in addition to sinking three destroyers. Most of her success was achieved in the Mediterranean which she entered on her fourth patrol in late September or early October 1942
David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.
After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.
Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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