| Built By: | Devonport Dockyard |
| Build Group: | J |
| Fate: | Scrapped in November 1929. |
| 1917: | Lieutenant Commander | Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron | |
| 1918: | Lieutenant Commander | Fitzroy Hamilton Dalrymple Byron | |
| 1918: | Lieutenant | Francis James Harold Dawson | |
| 1918: | Lieutenant Commander | Francis James Harold Dawson |
Transferred to Australia on completion
| 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 |
The last of four Chinese Yuan diesel electric submarine has appeared. There was no official information released, but based on photos available it appears to be another development in China's taking Russian submarine technology and adapting it for Chinese designs.
After the narrow defeat of their U-boat fleet in the First World War, the German Navy analyzed their experiences and devised new theories and plans for a future conflict.
The principal result of this study was the development of the daring concept of Rudeltaktik, which involved co-ordinated pack attacks on the Allied convoy systems that had proved so successful in defence
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| 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 |
The last of four Chinese Yuan diesel electric submarine has appeared. There was no official information released, but based on photos available it appears to be another development in China's taking Russian submarine technology and adapting it for Chinese designs.
After the narrow defeat of their U-boat fleet in the First World War, the German Navy analyzed their experiences and devised new theories and plans for a future conflict.
The principal result of this study was the development of the daring concept of Rudeltaktik, which involved co-ordinated pack attacks on the Allied convoy systems that had proved so successful in defence
13 pages added or updated in the last 1 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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