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J 1

Built By: Portsmouth Dockyard
Build Group: J
Fate: Sold 26th February 1924

J 1

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Commanders
1916: Commander   Noel Frank Laurence

1916 - 11th Flotilla. HMS Titania, Blyth

Badly damaged the German battleships Kronprinz and Grosser Kurfurst on the 5th November 1916 off the West coast of Denmark.

One was out of action for six weeks the other for three months.

Events

 26-04-1915   Laid Down
 06-11-1915   Launched
 01-04-1916   Completed
 25-03-1919   Transferred to Australia
J Specification
Length overall  274 ft
Beam  23 ft
Draught  16 ft
Displacement   1210 tons (surface)
  1760 tons (submerged)
Diving Depth  300 ft
Shafts  3
Propulsion  Surfaced 3 x 12 cylinder diesel engines (3,600 hp)
  Submerged 2 x battery driven electric motors (1,200 hp)
Speed  19.5 knots (surface)
  9.5 knots (submerged)
Endurance  91 tons Diesel Oil for 5,000 nautical miles at 12.5 knots
Armament  4 x 18 inch bow torpedo tubes
  2 x 18 inch beam torpedo tubes
  1 x 4 inch gun
Complement  5 Officers and 39 Ratings
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