British V-class submarine (1914)

British V-class submarine (example: HMS V3)
Class overview
Builders: Vickers, Barrow
Operators: Royal Navy
Completed: 4
General characteristics
Displacement: 391 tons surfaced / 457 tons submerged
Length: 45.0 m (147 ft 8 in)
Beam: 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft Vickers 8-cyl Diesels, 2 Electric motors, 900 / 380 hp
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced/ 8.5 knots submerged
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
Complement: 20
Armament: 2 18 inch torpedo tubes - 4 torpedoes, 1 - 12-pounder gun

The British V class submarines were built by Vickers, Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts, Greenock building the British S class submarine (1914) and Armstrong Whitworth building the British W class submarine.

4 V class submarines were built.

Boats

  • HMS V1 (Launched - 23 July 1914/Sold for scrapping - November 1921)
  • HMS V2 (Launched - 17 February 1915/Sold for scrapping - November 1921)
  • HMS V3 (Launched - 1 April 1915/Sold for scrapping - October 1920)
  • HMS V4 (Launched - 25 November 1915/Sold for scrapping - October 1920)

References

  • The Royal Navy Submarine Service, A Centennial History, by Antony Preston
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