| Built By: | Chatham Dockyard (Medway) |
| Build Group: | F |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1920. |
| 1916: | Lieutenant | Frederick Henry Taylor | DSC |
| 1916: | Lieutenant | Frederick Henry Taylor | DSC |
| 1916: | Lieutenant | Frederick Henry Taylor | DSC |
| Displacement | 359 tons (surface) |
| 533 tons (submerged) | |
| Length | 151 ft |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 16 ft 1 1/4 inch |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesels, 2 electric motors, 900bhp/400shp |
| Speed | 14.5 knotsot (surface) |
| 8.75 knots (submerged) | |
| Endurance | 3000 miles at 9 knots |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
| 1 x 18 inch stern torpedo tube | |
| 6 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 2-pounder deck gun | |
| Complement | 2 Officers, 16 Ratings. |
A1 was completed in 1902 and was destined to have a brief life. She carried aboard during that life, King Edward VII and HRH the Prince of Wales. Then, during manoeuvres on March 18, 1904, she became the first British Submarine to be lost at sea
An evaluation of the predominant submarine of World War II and the post-war years, this book describes each amendment and re-design of the basic structure, and examples are given to portray the vessel in action.
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| Displacement | 359 tons (surface) |
| 533 tons (submerged) | |
| Length | 151 ft |
| Draught | 10 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 16 ft 1 1/4 inch |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft diesels, 2 electric motors, 900bhp/400shp |
| Speed | 14.5 knotsot (surface) |
| 8.75 knots (submerged) | |
| Endurance | 3000 miles at 9 knots |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes |
| 1 x 18 inch stern torpedo tube | |
| 6 torpedoes | |
| 1 x 2-pounder deck gun | |
| Complement | 2 Officers, 16 Ratings. |
A1 was completed in 1902 and was destined to have a brief life. She carried aboard during that life, King Edward VII and HRH the Prince of Wales. Then, during manoeuvres on March 18, 1904, she became the first British Submarine to be lost at sea
An evaluation of the predominant submarine of World War II and the post-war years, this book describes each amendment and re-design of the basic structure, and examples are given to portray the vessel in action.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 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.
Thankyou for your support.

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