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320:of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They
424:, arriving on 14 April 1920. She served on the
573:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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1151:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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178:1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric)
135:1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged
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132:891 long tons (905 t) surfaced
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153:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
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588:Harrison, A. N. (January 1979).
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16:1917 British L-class submarine
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526:Akermann, Paul (2002).
377:Construction and career
112:General characteristics
420:in 1919 and sailed to
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300:Design and description
240:100 feet (30.5 m)
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391:Swan Hunter
228:3,800
171:2,400
99:15 May 1918
70:Swan Hunter
1182:1918 ships
1166:Categories
1087:Bezbozhnik
652:Royal Navy
520:References
245:Complement
237:Test depth
185:Propulsion
1134:Cancelled
592:. RN Subs
434:HMS
432:, L5 and
430:Hong Kong
422:Hong Kong
408:in 1918.
393:at their
387:laid down
322:displaced
296:in 1931.
80:Laid down
402:launched
398:shipyard
395:Wallsend
371:deck gun
273:deck gun
253:Armament
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88:Launched
74:Wallsend
1113:M class
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333:Vickers
326:ratings
310:overall
306:E class
158:Draught
66:Builder
36:History
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288:was a
270:4-inch
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663:class
461:Notes
446:Irene
353:knots
318:draft
294:scrap
225:Range
206:Speed
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598:2022
575:ISBN
556:ISBN
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416:and
385:was
381:HMS
314:beam
312:, a
283:HMS
268:1 ×
258:6 ×
196:2 ×
190:2 ×
150:Beam
104:Fate
58:HMS
55:Name
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