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565:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985).
567:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
328:of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They
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550:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
524:Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955
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1147:List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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143:1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged
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1142:List of submarines of the Royal Navy
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140:891 long tons (905 t) surfaced
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161:23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
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107:3 July 1918
1178:1918 ships
1162:Categories
1083:Bezbozhnik
648:Royal Navy
516:References
253:Complement
245:Test depth
193:Propulsion
1130:Cancelled
588:. RN Subs
436:Hong Kong
429:HMS
416:in 1918.
401:at their
395:laid down
330:displaced
304:in 1935.
88:Laid down
410:launched
406:shipyard
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261:Armament
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96:Launched
1109:M class
1103:J class
447:Newport
431:Titania
403:Dalmuir
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318:overall
314:E class
166:Draught
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74:Builder
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302:scrap
233:Range
214:Speed
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594:2022
571:ISBN
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441:HMS
427:and
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389:HMS
322:beam
320:, a
291:HMS
276:1 ×
266:6 ×
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158:Beam
112:Fate
66:HMS
63:Name
31:and
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