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G 6 (I A8)

Built By: Armstrong Whitworth (Tyne)
Build Group: G
Fate: Sold 4th November 1921

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11th Flotilla. Blyth.

Events

01-12-1914  Laid Down
07-12-1915  Launched
10-05-1916  Completed
G Specification
Length overall  187 ft 1 inch
Beam  15 ft 4 inch
Depth  16 ft 7 inch
Displacement   703 tons (surface)
  837 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth  200 ft
Speed  Surface 15.5 knots (design)
  Surface 14 knots (service)
  Submerged 9.5 to 10 knots (design)
  Submerged 9 knots (service)
No. of shafts  2
Propeller  3 blades, 5 ft 8 inch diameter
Armament  2 x 18 inch bow tubes
  2 x 18 inch beam tubes
  1 21 inch stern tube
  (10 torpedoes carried)
  1 x 2-pounder gun
Endurance  Surface: 2600 miles at 12.5 knots (design)
  Surface: 1650 miles at full power (service)
  Submerged: 99 miles at 3 knots (design)
  Submerged: 95 miles at 3 knots (service)
Complement  3 Officers and 28 ratings
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