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V 4

Built By: Vickers (Barrow)
Build Group: V
Fate: Sold for scrapping in October 1920.

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Events

 27-02-1914   Laid Down
 25-11-1915   Launched
 15-03-1916   Completed
V Specification
Length overall  147 ft 6 inch
Beam  12 ft
Depth  13 ft 4 inch
Displacement   391 tons (surface)
  457 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth  150 ft
Speed  Surface 13 knots (design)
  Surface 14 knots (service)
  Submerged 8.5 knots (design)
  Submerged 9 knots (service)
No. of shafts  2
Endurance  * Surface: 1200 miles at full power (design)
  * Surface: 1130 miles at full power (service)
  Submerged: 74 miles at 5 knots (design)
  Submerged: 50 miles at 5 knots (service)
Complement   20
Note  * These figures are accepted for V2 to V4, but V1 carried 6% more fuel and the endurance figures should be increased proportionately.
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