| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | L2 |
| Fate: | Broken Up October 1936 |
| 1927: | Lieutenant | Caledon Charles Alexander | |
| 1930: | Lieutenant Commander | Gerald Gordon Slade | |
| 1931: | Lieutenant Commander | Christopher de Saumarez Brock | |
| 1933: | Lieutenant Commander | William Eric Banks |
| Length overall | 238 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Draught | 13 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 914 tons (surface) |
| 1089 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 150 ft |
| Speed | Surface 17 knots (design) |
| Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 10.5+ knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 4 x 18 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 18 inch beam tubes | |
| (10 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 4 inch gun | |
| Endurance | Surface: 2800 miles at full power (design) |
| Surface: 2850 miles at full power or 3600 miles at half full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 14 miles at full power (design) | |
| Submerged: 14 miles at full power or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| Complement | 38 |
A flotilla of mini-submarines set off to sink or cripple the mighty German battleship Tirpitz. Among the men behind this attack was Max Shean from Perth, a volunteer for one of World War II's most daring and hazardous naval missions.
Shean's courage in command of the X-craft submarines in Europe and the Pacific earned him an unrivalled reputation as a leader whose aggressive instincts were always tempered by concern for his crew. He died on June 15, 2009, aged 90.
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| Length overall | 238 ft 7 inch |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 inch |
| Draught | 13 ft 3 inch |
| Displacement | 914 tons (surface) |
| 1089 tons (submerged) | |
| Diving Depth | 150 ft |
| Speed | Surface 17 knots (design) |
| Surface 17 to 17.5 knots (service) | |
| Submerged 10.5 knots (design) | |
| Submerged 10.5+ knots (service) | |
| No. of shafts | 2 |
| Propeller | 3 blades, 5 ft 7 inch diameter |
| Armament | 4 x 18 inch bow tubes |
| 2 x 18 inch beam tubes | |
| (10 torpedoes carried) | |
| 1 x 4 inch gun | |
| Endurance | Surface: 2800 miles at full power (design) |
| Surface: 2850 miles at full power or 3600 miles at half full power (service) | |
| Submerged: 14 miles at full power (design) | |
| Submerged: 14 miles at full power or 65 miles at 5 knots (service) | |
| Complement | 38 |
A flotilla of mini-submarines set off to sink or cripple the mighty German battleship Tirpitz. Among the men behind this attack was Max Shean from Perth, a volunteer for one of World War II's most daring and hazardous naval missions.
Shean's courage in command of the X-craft submarines in Europe and the Pacific earned him an unrivalled reputation as a leader whose aggressive instincts were always tempered by concern for his crew. He died on June 15, 2009, aged 90.
A selection of eclectic poetry and prose on various topics which will hopefully entertain, inspire and stimulate the mind.
20 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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Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
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