| Built By: | White (Cowes) |
| Build Group: | F |
| Fate: | Scrapped in July 1922. |
| 1917: | Lieutenant | A G Cunard | |
| 1917: | Lieutenant | Douglas Ramsden Attwood (RNR) | DSC |
| 1918: | Lieutenant (E) | O W Phillips |
| Unofficial | ||
| Additional Notes | Early submarines did not carry official, Admiralty-approved crests, prompting their crews to design their own unofficial emblems. The F2 emblem is historically notable as the earliest known unofficial submarine badge recorded in the Royal Navy. | |
| 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. |
| Class: | 1942 - 1946: X Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | X |
| Fate: | |
| Scuttled in North Sea after failed attack on Scharnhorst on 3 Oct 1943 | |
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| Unofficial | ||
| Additional Notes | Early submarines did not carry official, Admiralty-approved crests, prompting their crews to design their own unofficial emblems. The F2 emblem is historically notable as the earliest known unofficial submarine badge recorded in the Royal Navy. | |
| 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. |
| Class: | 1942 - 1946: X Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | X |
| Fate: | |
| Scuttled in North Sea after failed attack on Scharnhorst on 3 Oct 1943 | |
Provides a full description of the A Class Royal Navy Submarine Alliance, with particulars of the A Class, with photos & technical diagrams.
20 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Thankyou for your support.

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