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in the rise position. The jam was cleared as another flying boat dropped five small bombs near the submarine as she was diving, but failed to do any damage. As she was returning to Venice the following day, her engine broke down and
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in August 1914, the B-class submarines were transferred to the
Dardanelles area in mid-September to prevent any breakout attempt by the German ships. After the arrival of the larger and more modern
392:) on the surface and 316 long tons (321 t) submerged. The boats had could dive to a depth of 100 feet (30.5 m). The B-class submarines had a crew of two officers and thirteen
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British submarines made a total of 13 patrols off the Austro-Hungarian coast before the end of 1915, hampered by bad weather and drifting
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in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as they would have to remove an equal weight of fuel in compensation.
426:(22 km/h; 14 mph) on the surface and 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) underwater. On the surface, the B class had a range of 1,000
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was ordered to Malta for a refit at the beginning of 1916, which lasted until May, when the boat made two patrols. On 4 June she was patrolling off
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that was intended to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Navy from breaking out of the
Adriatic, although she proved to be very unreliable in service.
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for repairs. They were not satisfactory and she had to be towed to Venice on the 6th. Replaced by more modern
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47,000. The B-class submarines were initially assigned to the Third
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418:. When submerged the propeller was driven by a 180-horsepower (134 kW)
368:. The submarines had a length of 142 feet 3 inches (43.4 m)
708:(reprint of the 1989 ed.). Penzance, Cornwall: Periscope Publishing.
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The B class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding
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on 30 November 1905 and completed on 27 March 1906 at a cost of
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After the start of the First World War and the unsuccessful
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above water when she was attacked by two Austro-Hungarian
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to reinforce
Italian forces in the northern Adriatic.
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of 12 feet 7 inches (3.8 m) and a mean
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723:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
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380:of 11 feet 2 inches (3.4 m). They
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344:in 1916 to support Italian forces against the
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951:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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946:List of submarines of the Royal Navy
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175:142 ft 3 in (43.4 m)
340:. The boat was transferred to the
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80:1904–1905 Naval Programme
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228:1 × 16-cylinder Vickers
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444:Construction and career
134:General characteristics
42:, between 1906 and 1912
422:. They could reach 12
360:Design and description
278:100 feet (30.5 m)
987:Royal Navy ship names
761:Warship International
664:Akermann, pp. 123–125
595:had to be towed into
435:18-inch (450 mm)
346:Austro-Hungarian Navy
754:– via RN Subs.
655:Harrison, Chapter 27
501:were transferred to
338:Dardanelles Campaign
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529:Allies in May 1915
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31:Sister ship
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966:Categories
698:References
473:Portsmouth
463:. She was
403:(447
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326:Home Fleet
322:Royal Navy
283:Complement
275:Test depth
223:Propulsion
205:(447
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489:HMS
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125:Sold for
114:Completed
617:Paid off
597:Chioggia
573:Lohner L
465:launched
461:shipyard
294:Armament
106:Launched
933:C class
927:A class
516:Breslau
454:Vickers
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370:overall
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188:Draught
89:Vickers
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211:petrol
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129:, 1919
101:47,000
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503:Malta
424:knots
378:draft
354:scrap
263:Range
251:knots
244:Speed
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