| Built By: | Armstrong Whitworth (Tyne) |
| Build Group: | W Group 2 |
| Fate: | To Italy 23rd August 1916 |
| Displacement | (surface) 324 tons |
| (submerged) 496 tons | |
| Length | 45.6 m |
| Breadth | 5.1 m |
| Draught/Height | 2.8 m |
| Machinery | 8 cylinder diesels 710hp |
| 2 Electric Motors 480hp. Two shafts. | |
| Speed | (surface) 13 kts |
| (submerged) 8.5 kts | |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch tubes (bow). |
| 4 x 18 inch in external drop collars. | |
| Reloads: 2. | |
| Range | (surface) 2,500 nm at 9 kts |
| Complement | 18 |
A personal commentary by Peter D Hulme on the book 'The Silent Deep' written by Peter Hennesy and James Jinks . Confined mainly to the period before nuclear submarines came into service in the Royal Navy.
Sea Songs and Ballads and Prose Passages Illustrating Life on the Lower Deck in Nelson's Navy
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| Displacement | (surface) 324 tons |
| (submerged) 496 tons | |
| Length | 45.6 m |
| Breadth | 5.1 m |
| Draught/Height | 2.8 m |
| Machinery | 8 cylinder diesels 710hp |
| 2 Electric Motors 480hp. Two shafts. | |
| Speed | (surface) 13 kts |
| (submerged) 8.5 kts | |
| Armament | 2 x 18 inch tubes (bow). |
| 4 x 18 inch in external drop collars. | |
| Reloads: 2. | |
| Range | (surface) 2,500 nm at 9 kts |
| Complement | 18 |
A personal commentary by Peter D Hulme on the book 'The Silent Deep' written by Peter Hennesy and James Jinks . Confined mainly to the period before nuclear submarines came into service in the Royal Navy.
Sea Songs and Ballads and Prose Passages Illustrating Life on the Lower Deck in Nelson's Navy
12 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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