| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | B |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking 1/4/1919 to Ardrossan Dockyard |
1914: 3rd Flotilla, Devonport, HMS Forth
Served in Home waters along with B1 and B3 also relegated to training or experimental duties.
| Length overall | 142 ft |
| Beam | 12 ft |
| Draught | 11 ft |
| Displacement | Surface 287 tons |
| Submerged 316 tons | |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 7 knots (design) |
| Surface 6.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 13 to 13.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 12 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes carried) |
| Endurance | Surface: 1300 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Surface: 740 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 22.5 miles | |
| Complement | 2 x Officers, 13 x Ratings |
Varne (P 81) |
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| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | V2 |
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Fate: Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. |
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Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
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| Length overall | 142 ft |
| Beam | 12 ft |
| Draught | 11 ft |
| Displacement | Surface 287 tons |
| Submerged 316 tons | |
| Diving Depth | 100 ft |
| Speed | Surface 7 knots (design) |
| Surface 6.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 13 to 13.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 12 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 1 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes carried) |
| Endurance | Surface: 1300 miles at 9 knots (design) |
| Surface: 740 miles at full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 22.5 miles | |
| Complement | 2 x Officers, 13 x Ratings |
Varne (P 81) |
|
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | V2 |
|
Fate: Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. |
|
Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion.
That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US.
McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away.
22 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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