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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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598:"The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)"
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538:(reprint of the 1989 ed.). Penzance, Cornwall: Periscope Publishing.
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577:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
579:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
329:of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They
313:and its successors were enlarged to accommodate
30:and three other L–class boats at Gosport (1933)
581:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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562:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
536:Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955
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1195:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
1159:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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178:1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric)
135:1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged
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1154:List of submarines of the Royal Navy
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145:238 ft 7 in (72.7 m)
132:914 long tons (929 t) surfaced
107:Sold for scrapping, 7 January 1935
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161:13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
153:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
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596:Harrison, A. N. (January 1979).
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260:21 in (533 mm)
175:(1,800 kW) (diesel)
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534:Akermann, Paul (2002).
387:Construction and career
112:General characteristics
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315:21-inch (53.3 cm)
306:Design and description
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512:Harrison, Chapter 25
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83:26 July 1917
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1086:Soviet Navy
228:3,800
171:2,400
1190:1918 ships
1174:Categories
1095:Bezbozhnik
660:Royal Navy
528:References
245:Complement
237:Test depth
185:Propulsion
1142:Cancelled
600:. RN Subs
431:Hong Kong
424:HMS
403:at their
397:laid down
331:displaced
302:in 1935.
267:2 × beam
80:Laid down
412:launched
408:shipyard
381:deck gun
279:deck gun
258:4 × bow
253:Armament
211:17
88:Launched
1121:M class
1115:J class
439:Newport
426:Titania
401:Vickers
342:Vickers
335:ratings
319:overall
158:Draught
66:Builder
36:History
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294:was a
276:4-inch
142:Length
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671:class
465:Notes
362:knots
327:draft
300:scrap
225:Range
206:Speed
1098:(ex-
606:2022
583:ISBN
564:ISBN
540:ISBN
422:and
395:was
391:HMS
323:beam
321:, a
289:HMS
274:1 ×
196:2 ×
190:2 ×
150:Beam
104:Fate
58:HMS
55:Name
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