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544:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
546:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
318:of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They
302:and its successors were enlarged to accommodate
548:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
398:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
67:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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529:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
503:Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955
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1126:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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124:1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged
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134:238 ft 7 in (72.7 m)
121:914 long tons (929 t) surfaced
427:in February 1932 for scrapping at
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142:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
96:Sold for scrapping, February 1932
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249:21 in (533 mm)
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304:21-inch (53.3 cm)
295:Design and description
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479:Harrison, Chapters 3
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364:in the bow and two
341:, each driving one
413:HMS Ambrose (1903)
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1157:1918 ships
1141:Categories
1062:Bezbozhnik
627:Royal Navy
495:References
234:Complement
226:Test depth
174:Propulsion
1109:Cancelled
567:. RN Subs
417:Hong Kong
320:displaced
291:in 1932.
256:2 × beam
77:Laid down
370:deck gun
268:deck gun
247:4 × bow
242:Armament
200:17
85:Launched
1088:M class
1082:J class
429:Newport
331:Vickers
324:ratings
308:overall
147:Draught
63:Builder
33:History
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406:Clyde
402:Govan
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316:draft
289:scrap
214:Range
195:Speed
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573:2022
550:ISBN
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507:ISBN
392:HMS
384:HMS
312:beam
310:, a
278:HMS
263:1 ×
185:2 ×
179:2 ×
139:Beam
93:Fate
55:HMS
52:Name
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