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527:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
529:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
319:of 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m). They
222:7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
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139:316 long tons (321 t) submerged
111:Sold for scrapping, 20 December 1919
464:. Periscope Publishing Ltd. p. 60.
149:142 ft 3 in (43.4 m)
136:287 long tons (292 t) surfaced
185:300 hp (220 kW) electric
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399:on 5 April 1917 off the coast of
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362:18-inch (45 cm)
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409:, which survived.
281:C-class submarines
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470:1904381049
285:Royal Navy
249:Complement
241:Test depth
192:Propulsion
550:. RN Subs
391:laid down
382:at their
321:displaced
295:in 1920.
232:910
175:600
84:Laid down
387:shipyard
257:Armament
215:12
92:Launched
886:D class
880:B class
380:Vickers
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325:ratings
309:overall
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556:2022
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