44:
26:
375:
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
715:
519:
735:
689:
357:(26.39 km/h; 16.40 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
512:
720:
488:
450:
684:
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
710:
505:
469:
725:
657:
651:
528:
281:
119:
103:
441:
372:
365:
263:
254:
308:
submarines for overseas duties. The submarines had a length of 187 feet 1 inch (57.0 m)
730:
321:
68:
484:
465:
446:
301:
346:
313:
436:
350:
309:
235:(4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) surfaced
181:
704:
358:
342:
232:
197:
442:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
368:
325:
317:
257:
354:
305:
289:
215:
339:
332:
285:
174:
497:
349:. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 420-horsepower (313 kW)
396:
122:
377:
361:(4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).
25:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
400:
336:
595:
588:
581:
567:
560:
553:
546:
539:
501:
16:
British submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I
403:. She survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1921.
331:
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 800-
304:
in response to a rumour that the
Germans were building
316:
of 22 feet 8 inches (6.9 m) and a mean
483:. New Vanguard. Vol. 145. Oxford, UK: Osprey.
460:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
462:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
320:of 13 feet 4 inches (4.1 m). They
464:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
513:
445:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
364:The boats were intended to be armed with one
221:9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
8:
716: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.
690:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
520:
506:
498:
218:(26.39 km/h; 16.40 mph) surfaced
102:Sold for scrap, 4 November 1921 to Young,
411:
20:
419:
417:
415:
40:
7:
685:List of submarines of the Royal Navy
395:s role was to patrol an area of the
137:837 long tons (850 t) submerged
147:187 ft 1 in (57.0 m)
134:703 long tons (714 t) surfaced
736:Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth
328:. They had a partial double hull.
14:
481:British Submarines of World War I
163:13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
155:22 ft 8 in (6.9 m)
42:
24:
1:
721:Ships built on the River Tyne
388:Like the rest of her class,
180:840 hp (630 kW) (
752:
711:British G-class submarines
529:British G-class submarines
423:Gardiner & Gray, p. 90
680:
666:
646:
535:
479:McCartney, Innes (2008).
353:. They could reach 14.25
282:British G-class submarine
110:
35:
23:
177:(1,200 kW) (diesel)
439:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
111:General characteristics
366:21-inch (53.3 cm)
264:21-inch (53.3 cm)
726:Royal Navy ship names
399:in search of German
373:18-inch (45 cm)
255:18-inch (45 cm)
371:in the bow and two
345:, each driving one
202:2 × electric motors
69:Armstrong Whitworth
698:
697:
490:978-1-84603-334-6
452:978-1-86176-281-8
272:
271:
743:
522:
515:
508:
499:
494:
475:
456:
424:
421:
394:
333:brake-horsepower
50:
47:
46:
45:
28:
21:
751:
750:
746:
745:
744:
742:
741:
740:
701:
700:
699:
694:
676:
662:
642:
531:
526:
491:
478:
472:
459:
453:
437:Colledge, J. J.
435:
432:
427:
422:
413:
409:
392:
386:
347:propeller shaft
298:
168:Installed power
86:7 December 1915
78:1 December 1914
48:
43:
41:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
749:
747:
739:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
703:
702:
696:
695:
693:
692:
687:
681:
678:
677:
675:
674:
671:
667:
664:
663:
661:
660:
654:
647:
644:
643:
641:
640:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
600:
593:
586:
579:
572:
565:
558:
551:
544:
536:
533:
532:
527:
525:
524:
517:
510:
502:
496:
495:
489:
476:
470:
457:
451:
431:
428:
426:
425:
410:
408:
405:
385:
382:
376:(7.6 cm)
359:nautical miles
351:electric motor
343: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:
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:
748:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
691:
688:
686:
683:
682:
679:
672:
669:
668:
665:
659:
656:Followed by:
655:
653:
650:Preceded by:
649:
648:
645:
639:
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:
557:
556:
552:
550:
549:
545:
543:
542:
538:
537:
534:
530:
523:
518:
516:
511:
509:
504:
503:
500:
492:
486:
482:
477:
473:
471:0-85177-245-5
467:
463:
458:
454:
448:
444:
443:
438:
434:
433:
429:
420:
418:
416:
412:
406:
404:
402:
398:
391:
383:
381:
379:
374:
370:
367:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
341:
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:
93:
90:
89:
85:
82:
81:
77:
74:
73:
70:
67:
64:
63:
60:
57:
54:
53:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
637:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
596:
589:
582:
575:
574:
568:
561:
554:
547:
540:
480:
461:
440:
389:
387:
369:torpedo tube
363:
330:
299:
276:
274:
273:
266:torpedo tube
129:Displacement
91:Commissioned
58:
18:
296:Description
290:World War I
231:2,400
173:1,600
94:10 May 1916
731:1915 ships
705:Categories
430:References
340:two-stroke
286:Royal Navy
240:Complement
191:Propulsion
104:Sunderland
673:Cancelled
397:North Sea
322:displaced
302:Admiralty
123:submarine
75:Laid down
378:deck gun
248:Armament
83:Launched
658:H class
652:W class
401:U-boats
337:Vickers
326:ratings
310:overall
288:during
160:Draught
120:G-class
65:Builder
36:History
487:
468:
449:
384:Career
280:was a
214:14.25
144:Length
407:Notes
393:'
355:knots
318:draft
228:Range
216:knots
209:Speed
485:ISBN
466:ISBN
447:ISBN
314:beam
312:, a
275:HMS
262:1 ×
253:4 ×
196:2 ×
152:Beam
99:Fate
55:Name
638:G15
632:G14
625:G13
618:G12
611:G11
604:G10
233:nmi
175:bhp
707::
597:G9
590:G8
583:G7
576:G6
569:G5
562:G4
555:G3
548:G2
541:G1
414:^
390:G6
380:.
292:.
277:G6
243:30
59:G6
670:X
521:e
514:t
507:v
493:.
474:.
455:.
184:)
106:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
