| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | L2ML |
| Fate: | Broken Up February 1934 |
| 13-05-1918 | Launched |
| Displacement | L14, L17, L26, L27: 908 sf 1,065 sm |
| L24, L25: 911 sf 1068 sm | |
| Length | 238.5ft (oa) |
| Breadth | 23.5ft |
| Draught/Height | 13.5ft |
| Machinery | 2 x 12 cylinder solid injection Vickers type diesels 2400 bhp. |
| 4 x electric motors 1600 bhp | |
| 1 x 20 hp aux motor for slow running. | |
| Twin screws. | |
| Speed | (Surface) 17.5 kts |
| (Submerged) 10.5 kts | |
| Oil Supply | 76 tons |
| Armament | 1 x 4 inch/40 QF; 2 MG |
| 4 x 21 inch bow tubes | |
| 8 Torpedoes carried | |
| L24/L25 completed without the 4 inch gun | |
| L14, L17, L26, L27: 16 mines | |
| L24, L25: 14 mines. | |
| Range | 3,800/200nm at 10/2 kt |
| Complement | 39 |
A few weeks ago, I was given some pictures of old submarines. One of the pictures started bells ringing, which prompted me to help our editor out with a short article, which may or may not interest some of you, and tell something about my service.
One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World War II, where submariners' prospects of returning safely from a mission were only 50:50, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of the Belgrano, to present-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defence.
John Parker's in-depth investigation is very much personality led with diaries from the early part of the century to substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics (when many VCs were won).
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| Displacement | L14, L17, L26, L27: 908 sf 1,065 sm |
| L24, L25: 911 sf 1068 sm | |
| Length | 238.5ft (oa) |
| Breadth | 23.5ft |
| Draught/Height | 13.5ft |
| Machinery | 2 x 12 cylinder solid injection Vickers type diesels 2400 bhp. |
| 4 x electric motors 1600 bhp | |
| 1 x 20 hp aux motor for slow running. | |
| Twin screws. | |
| Speed | (Surface) 17.5 kts |
| (Submerged) 10.5 kts | |
| Oil Supply | 76 tons |
| Armament | 1 x 4 inch/40 QF; 2 MG |
| 4 x 21 inch bow tubes | |
| 8 Torpedoes carried | |
| L24/L25 completed without the 4 inch gun | |
| L14, L17, L26, L27: 16 mines | |
| L24, L25: 14 mines. | |
| Range | 3,800/200nm at 10/2 kt |
| Complement | 39 |
A few weeks ago, I was given some pictures of old submarines. One of the pictures started bells ringing, which prompted me to help our editor out with a short article, which may or may not interest some of you, and tell something about my service.
One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World War II, where submariners' prospects of returning safely from a mission were only 50:50, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of the Belgrano, to present-day elite machines, the Silent Service has played an enormous part in British defence.
John Parker's in-depth investigation is very much personality led with diaries from the early part of the century to substantial first-person testimony from survivors of wartime heroics (when many VCs were won).
13 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.

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