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44: 408:. The submarine later broke free from the shore and drifted back out to sea. She then drifted south, finally running aground under Buckton cliffs in Filey Bay, bow first. A local man, John Webster bought the salvage rights to the vessel and the wreck was scrapped. Lumps of the hulk were lifted up the sheer cliffs using ropes and pulleys, the salvers using rope ladders for access. The remains of the wreck lie under the cliffs at 26: 736: 540: 710: 533: 308:
submarines for overseas duties and were built with a partial double hull.. The submarines had a length of 187 feet 1 inch (57.0 m)
355:(30 km/h; 20 mph) on the surface and 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) underwater. On the surface, the G class had a range of 2,400 497: 459: 705: 404:, out of commission, was being towed north to be broken up for scrap when she broke her tether and came ashore at Scalby Mills, north of 324:
703 long tons (714 t) on the surface and 837 long tons (850 t) submerged. The G-class submarines had a crew of 30 officers and
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tubes on the beam and two in the bow. They carried two 21-inch and eight 18-inch torpedoes. It has a single 3-inch (7.6 cm)
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including about 60 feet (18 m) of the base of the hull, two diesel engines and their drive gear.
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 800 
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in response to a rumour that the Germans were building
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of 22 feet 8 inches (6.9 m) and a mean
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London: Chatham Publishing. 221:9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged 8: 737:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom 300:The G-class submarines were designed by the 30:A G-class submarine before bow modification. 711:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy 541: 527: 519: 218:(26.39 km/h; 16.40 mph) surfaced 102:Sold for scrap, 4 November 1921 to Young, 420: 20: 428: 426: 424: 40: 7: 706:List of submarines of the Royal Navy 389:s role was to patrol an area of the 137:837 long tons (850 t) submerged 364:21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedo tube 147:187 ft 1 in (57.0 m) 134:703 long tons (714 t) surfaced 14: 490:British Submarines of World War I 163:13 ft 4 in (4.1 m) 155:22 ft 8 in (6.9 m) 514:History and description of wreck 42: 24: 1: 382:Like the rest of her class, 368:18-inch (45 cm) torpedo 180:840 hp (630 kW) ( 16:Submarine of the Royal Navy 768: 732:British G-class submarines 550:British G-class submarines 432:Gardiner & Gray, p. 90 701: 687: 667: 556: 488:McCartney, Innes (2008). 351:. They could reach 14.25 282:British G-class submarine 110: 35: 23: 177:(1,200 kW) (diesel) 448:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 111:General characteristics 742:Ships built in Chatham 264:21-inch (53.3 cm) 747:Royal Navy ship names 393:in search of German 255:18-inch (45 cm) 343:, each driving one 202:2 × electric motors 366:in the stern, two 719: 718: 499:978-1-84603-334-6 461:978-1-86176-281-8 400:In December 1921 272: 271: 759: 543: 536: 529: 520: 503: 484: 465: 433: 430: 388: 362:It has a single 69:Chatham Dockyard 50: 47: 46: 45: 28: 21: 767: 766: 762: 761: 760: 758: 757: 756: 722: 721: 720: 715: 697: 683: 663: 552: 547: 510: 500: 487: 481: 468: 462: 446:Colledge, J. J. 444: 441: 436: 431: 422: 418: 386: 380: 345:propeller shaft 298: 168:Installed power 86:22 January 1916 48: 43: 41: 31: 17: 12: 11: 5: 765: 763: 755: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 724: 723: 717: 716: 714: 713: 708: 702: 699: 698: 696: 695: 692: 688: 685: 684: 682: 681: 675: 668: 665: 664: 662: 661: 656: 649: 642: 635: 628: 621: 614: 607: 600: 593: 586: 579: 572: 565: 557: 554: 553: 548: 546: 545: 538: 531: 523: 517: 516: 509: 508:External links 506: 505: 504: 498: 485: 479: 466: 460: 440: 437: 435: 434: 419: 417: 414: 379: 376: 357:nautical miles 349:electric motor 341:diesel engines 335:(597 kW) 297: 294: 284:built for the 270: 269: 268: 267: 260: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 229: 225: 224: 223: 222: 219: 210: 206: 205: 204: 203: 200: 198:diesel engines 192: 188: 187: 186: 185: 182:electric motor 178: 169: 165: 164: 161: 157: 156: 153: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 139: 138: 135: 130: 126: 125: 117: 116:Class and type 113: 112: 108: 107: 100: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 78:1 October 1914 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 49:United Kingdom 38: 37: 33: 32: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 764: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 729: 727: 712: 709: 707: 704: 703: 700: 693: 690: 689: 686: 680: 677:Followed by: 676: 674: 671:Preceded by: 670: 669: 666: 660: 657: 655: 654: 650: 648: 647: 643: 641: 640: 636: 634: 633: 629: 627: 626: 622: 620: 619: 615: 613: 612: 608: 606: 605: 601: 599: 598: 594: 592: 591: 587: 585: 584: 580: 578: 577: 573: 571: 570: 566: 564: 563: 559: 558: 555: 551: 544: 539: 537: 532: 530: 525: 524: 521: 515: 512: 511: 507: 501: 495: 491: 486: 482: 480:0-85177-245-5 476: 472: 467: 463: 457: 453: 452: 447: 443: 442: 438: 429: 427: 425: 421: 415: 413: 411: 407: 403: 398: 396: 392: 385: 377: 375: 373: 369: 365: 360: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 306:double-hulled 303: 295: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 278: 265: 261: 259: 258:torpedo tubes 256: 252: 251: 250: 247: 246: 242: 239: 238: 234: 230: 227: 226: 220: 217: 213: 212: 211: 208: 207: 201: 199: 195: 194: 193: 190: 189: 183: 179: 176: 172: 171: 170: 167: 166: 162: 159: 158: 154: 151: 150: 146: 143: 142: 136: 133: 132: 131: 128: 127: 124: 121: 118: 115: 114: 109: 105: 101: 98: 97: 94:13 April 1916 93: 90: 89: 85: 82: 81: 77: 74: 73: 70: 67: 64: 63: 60: 57: 54: 53: 39: 34: 27: 22: 19: 658: 652: 645: 638: 631: 624: 617: 610: 603: 596: 589: 582: 575: 574: 568: 561: 489: 470: 449: 401: 399: 383: 381: 361: 330: 299: 276: 274: 273: 266:torpedo tube 129:Displacement 91:Commissioned 58: 18: 406:Scarborough 339:two-stroke 296:Description 290:World War I 231:2,400  173:1,600  752:1916 ships 726:Categories 439:References 286:Royal Navy 240:Complement 191:Propulsion 104:Sunderland 694:Cancelled 391:North Sea 322:displaced 302:Admiralty 123:submarine 75:Laid down 372:deck gun 248:Armament 83:Launched 679:H class 673:W class 410:Buckton 395:U-boats 337:Vickers 326:ratings 310:overall 288:during 160:Draught 120:G-class 65:Builder 36:History 496:  477:  458:  378:Career 280:was a 214:14.25 144:Length 416:Notes 387:' 353:knots 318:draft 228:Range 216:knots 209:Speed 494:ISBN 475:ISBN 456:ISBN 314:beam 312:, a 275:HMS 262:1 × 253:4 × 196:2 × 152:Beam 99:Fate 55:Name 659:G15 653:G14 646:G13 639:G12 632:G11 625:G10 333:bhp 328:. 233:nmi 175:bhp 728:: 618:G9 611:G8 604:G7 597:G6 590:G5 583:G4 576:G3 569:G2 562:G1 423:^ 402:G3 397:. 384:G3 374:. 292:. 277:G3 243:30 59:G3 691:X 542:e 535:t 528:v 502:. 483:. 464:. 184:)

Index


Chatham Dockyard
Sunderland
G-class
submarine
bhp
electric motor
diesel engines
knots
nmi
18-inch (45 cm)
torpedo tubes
21-inch (53.3 cm)
British G-class submarine
Royal Navy
World War I
Admiralty
double-hulled
overall
beam
draft
displaced
ratings
bhp
Vickers
diesel engines
propeller shaft
electric motor
knots
nautical miles

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