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A 6 (I 16)

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: A2
Fate: Sold for breaking on 16th January 1920 to J. H. Lee of Bembridge IOW.
A6
A6

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Commanders
1905: Lieutenant   C Bland
1916: Lieutenant   H E Snyth

1914-15: 2nd Flotilla, Portsmouth
1918: Training duty

Events

 01-09-1903   Laid Down
 03-03-1904   Launched
 23-03-1905   Commissioned
 16-01-1920   Sold for breaking to J. H. Lee of Bembridge, IOW.
A2 Specification
Length overall  105 ft 1/2 inch
Beam  12 ft
Depth  10 ft
Displacement  180 tons (surface)
  207 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth  100 ft
Speed  Surface 11.5 knots (design)
  Surface 11 + knots (service)
  Submerged 7 knots (design)
  Submerged 6 knots (service)
No. of shafts  1
Propeller  3 blades, 4 ft 4 inch diameter
Armament  2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes carried)
Endurance  Surface: 600 miles at full power (design)
  Surface: 325 miles at full power (service)
  Submerged: 20 miles at 6 knots (service)
Complement  2 x Officers, 9 x Ratings
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