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HMS Sturdy (P248)

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1387: 53: 1293: 1328: 1246: 1165: 125: 33: 410:, spending most of it in the Pacific Far East, where she sank eleven Japanese sailing vessels, two Japanese tugboats and three barges, three Japanese fishing vessels, five small unidentified Japanese vessels, a coaster, two small Japanese landing craft, the Japanese communication vessels 383:. A half-dozen of these were in the bow and there was one external tube in the stern. They carried six reload torpedoes for the bow tubes for a grand total of thirteen torpedoes. Twelve 1535: 621: 254:(13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surface; 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged 373:(13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged. 1467: 369:(28 km/h; 17 mph) on the surface and 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) underwater. On the surface, the third batch boats had a range of 7,500 1520: 326:
The third batch was slightly enlarged and improved over the preceding second batch of the S-class. The submarines had a length of 217 feet (66.1 m)
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842 long tons (856 t) on the surface and 990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged. The S-class submarines had a crew of 48 officers and
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was sold in July 1957. She arrived at the yards of Clayton and Davie on 9 May 1958 for breaking up.
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could be carried in lieu of the internally stowed torpedoes. They were also armed with a
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 30 September 1943. She survived the
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during World War II. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1958.
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 950-
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Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 438: 200:1,300 hp (970 kW) (electric) 157:990 long tons (1,010 t) submerged 27: 50: 7: 1463:List of submarines of the Royal Navy 453: 451: 237:(28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 154:842 long tons (856 t) surfaced 14: 1521:British S-class submarines (1931) 314:of the third batch built for the 183:14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) 175:23 ft 9 in (7.2 m) 1385: 1326: 1291: 1244: 1163: 376:The boats were armed with seven 51: 31: 1531:Ships built on the River Mersey 115:Sold July 1957, broken up 1958 1: 538:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 583:British Submarines 1939–1945 521:Submarines of World War Two 16:Submarine of the Royal Navy 1552: 631:British S-class submarines 519:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977). 18: 1458: 1444: 1421: 1149: 637: 581:McCartney, Innes (2006). 167:217 ft (66.1 m) 133: 45: 30: 282:21 in (533 mm) 197:(1,400 kW) (diesel) 560:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 500:Akermann, Paul (2002). 418:and the Japanese ships 398:Construction and career 134:General characteristics 1299:Royal Netherlands Navy 365:. They could reach 15 322:Design and description 262:300 feet (91.4 m) 128: 1138:P-81 — P-87 (Unnamed) 127: 1493: /  475:Chesneau, pp. 51–52 389:3-inch (76 mm) 357:, each driving one 292:3-inch (76 mm) 129: 80:& Co Limited, 1497:4.567°S 121.450°E 1476: 1475: 1417: 1416: 1182: 1145: 1144: 573:978-1-86176-281-8 312:S-class submarine 302: 301: 143:S-class submarine 99:30 September 1943 1543: 1508: 1507: 1505: 1504: 1503: 1498: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1489: 1486: 1391: 1389: 1388: 1332: 1330: 1329: 1297: 1295: 1294: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1175: 1169: 1167: 1166: 1151: 639: 624: 617: 610: 601: 596: 577: 553: 534: 515: 488: 482: 476: 473: 467: 466:Bagnasco, p. 110 464: 458: 455: 446: 443: 408:Second World War 378:21 inch (533 mm) 351:brake-horsepower 287:(6 bow, 1 stern) 107:29 December 1943 91:22 December 1942 58: 55: 35: 28: 1551: 1550: 1546: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1541: 1540: 1511: 1510: 1502:-4.567; 121.450 1501: 1499: 1495: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1480: 1479: 1477: 1472: 1454: 1440: 1413: 1395: 1386: 1384: 1378: 1336: 1334:Portuguese Navy 1327: 1325: 1319: 1301: 1292: 1290: 1284: 1254: 1245: 1243: 1237: 1183: 1173: 1164: 1162: 1156: 1155:Other operators 1141: 754: 747: 685: 678: 644: 633: 628: 593: 580: 574: 558:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Sturdy

Royal Navy Ensign
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead

S-class submarine
bhp
diesel engines
electric motors
knots
nmi
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
3-inch (76 mm)
deck gun
S-class submarine
Royal Navy
overall
beam
draft
displaced
ratings
brake-horsepower
diesel engines
propeller shaft
electric motor
knots
nautical miles
21 inch (533 mm)

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