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J 3

Built By: Pembroke Dockyard
Build Group: J
Fate: Sold February 1926.

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1917 - 11th Flotilla. HMS Titania, Blyth

The original J3 was cancelled in April 1915. This one started life as J7

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G Hawthorn, Boy Telegraphist

It is indeed a far cry from Blyth on the east coast of England to Kimberley in Griqualand West, South Africa, and a long span of time, over sixty-two years, since I was a boy-telegraphist (wireless operator) serving on HM Submarine J3 part of the tenth submarine flotilla stationed at Blyth.

Events

 04-12-1915   Launched
 01-06-1916   Completed
 02-03-1917   Laid Down
 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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