| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | E3 |
| Fate: | Sold 6th September 1922. |
| 1915: | Lieutenant Commander | R Turner |
1915 - 8th Flotilla. HMS Maidstone, Harwich
| 01-12-1914 | Laid Down |
| 28-09-1915 | Launched |
| 06-12-1915 | Completed |
| 19-08-1916 | Attacked the battleship Seydlitz with torpedoes fired from bow and stern, both torpedoes missed the target. These shots were fired at the recommended distances at the time. She later fired a further two torpedoes at the battleship Westphalen at what Turner thought was the ideal distance and scored a hit. |
| Length overall | 181 ft |
| Beam | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 667 tons (surface) |
| 807 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15.25 knots (design) |
| Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 18 inch beam tubes | |
| 1 x 18 inch stern tube | |
| (10 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 2-pounder gun | |
| Endurance | Surface: 3000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| Complement | 3 Officers, 28 Ratings. |
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in April 1950 at Hayle. | |
The Slow Death of a Submarine explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. In doing so Tony Booths book also takes a fresh look at culpability and explores some of the alleged conspiracy theories that surrounded her demise.
The result is the first definitive account what happened to HMS Thetis and her men a fitting tribute, as the seventieth anniversary of her loss will be on 1 June 2009.
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| Length overall | 181 ft |
| Beam | 15 ft |
| Displacement | 667 tons (surface) |
| 807 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 200 ft |
| Speed | Surface 15.25 knots (design) |
| Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 18 inch beam tubes | |
| 1 x 18 inch stern tube | |
| (10 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 2-pounder gun | |
| Endurance | Surface: 3000 miles at 10 knots (design) |
| Surface: 1500 miles on full power or 3000 miles at 10 knots (service) | |
| Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design) | |
| Submerged: 10 miles at 9 knots or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| Complement | 3 Officers, 28 Ratings. |
| Class: | 1941 - 1958: V Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | V2 |
| Fate: | |
| Scrapped in April 1950 at Hayle. | |
The Slow Death of a Submarine explores in minute detail a more rounded picture of what really happened before, during and after her tragic loss. In doing so Tony Booths book also takes a fresh look at culpability and explores some of the alleged conspiracy theories that surrounded her demise.
The result is the first definitive account what happened to HMS Thetis and her men a fitting tribute, as the seventieth anniversary of her loss will be on 1 June 2009.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
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