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torpedoes and more fuel. The submarine had a length of 238 feet 7 inches (72.7 m)
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545:"The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)"
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built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat survived the war and was sold for
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on 9 April 1918, and completed on 31 May. During the war, the boat operated from
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524:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
526:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
310:of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They
294:and its successors were enlarged to accommodate
528:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
407:was sold in February 1934 to Malcolm Brechin,
59:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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509:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
483:Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955
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1142:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
1106:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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159:1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric)
116:1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged
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352:The boats were armed with four 21-inch
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1101:List of submarines of the Royal Navy
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196:(31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
126:238 ft 7 in (72.7 m)
113:914 long tons (929 t) surfaced
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142:13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
134:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
88:Sold for scrapping, February 1934
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591:British L-class submarines
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241:21 in (533 mm)
156:(1,800 kW) (diesel)
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481:Akermann, Paul (2002).
380:on 1 September 1917 by
368:Construction and career
93:General characteristics
341:. They could reach 17
296:21-inch (53.3 cm)
287:Design and description
221:150 feet (45.7 m)
1147:Royal Navy ship names
1132:Ships built in Govan
468:Harrison, Chapter 27
459:Harrison, Chapters 3
450:Harrison, Chapter 25
358:18-inch (45 cm)
356:in the bow and two
333:, each driving one
409:Granton, Edinburgh
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80:9 April 1918
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1033:Soviet Navy
209:3,800
152:2,400
1137:1918 ships
1121:Categories
1042:Bezbozhnik
607:Royal Navy
475:References
226:Complement
218:Test depth
166:Propulsion
1089:Cancelled
547:. RN Subs
384:at their
382:Fairfield
378:laid down
312:displaced
283:in 1934.
248:2 × beam
69:Laid down
401:Teesport
393:launched
389:shipyard
362:deck gun
260:deck gun
239:4 × bow
234:Armament
192:17
77:Launched
1068:M class
1062:J class
397:Harwich
323:Vickers
316:ratings
300:overall
139:Draught
55:Builder
25:History
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403:. HMS
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275:was a
257:4-inch
123:Length
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688:class
618:class
415:Notes
386:Govan
343:knots
308:draft
281:scrap
206:Range
187:Speed
63:Govan
1045:(ex-
553:2022
530:ISBN
511:ISBN
487:ISBN
376:was
372:HMS
304:beam
302:, a
270:HMS
255:1 ×
177:2 ×
171:2 ×
131:Beam
85:Fate
47:HMS
44:Name
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