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torpedo tubes on the beam. This was revised, however, while they were under construction, the 21-inch tube was moved to the stern and two additional 18-inch tubes were added in the bow. They carried two 21-inch and eight 18-inch torpedoes. The G-class submarines were also armed with a single 3-inch
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submarines for overseas duties. The submarines had a length of 187 feet 1 inch (57.0 m)
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513:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
515:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
316:of 13 feet 4 inches (4.1 m). They
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360:The boats were intended to be armed with one
217:9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
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769:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
475:Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 28
296:The G-class submarines were designed by the
30:A G-class submarine before bow modification.
743:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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143:187 ft 1 in (57.0 m)
130:703 long tons (714 t) surfaced
324:. They had a partial double hull.
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455:. Sutton Publishing. p. 50.
159:13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
151:22 ft 8 in (6.9 m)
774:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness
102:Sold, 20 January 1923 to J Smith
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367:in the bow and two
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758:Categories
483:References
417:Invincible
336:two-stroke
282:Royal Navy
236:Complement
187:Propulsion
726:Cancelled
393:North Sea
318:displaced
298:Admiralty
119:submarine
75:Laid down
374:deck gun
244:Armament
83:Launched
711:H class
705:W class
407:Titania
397:U-boats
333:Vickers
322:ratings
306:overall
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205:Speed
538:ISBN
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405:HMS
310:beam
308:, a
271:HMS
258:1 ×
249:4 ×
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99:Fate
55:Name
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