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1397: 47: 1303: 1338: 1256: 1175: 112: 26: 1513: 631: 244:(11,000 km; 6,900 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 370:(11,000 km; 6,900 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. 1477: 366:(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 6,000 1498: 323:
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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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
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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 built by Cammell Laird and launched on 10 December 1942. Thus far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name
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survived the war and was sold on 28 October 1949. She arrived at Faslane in July 1950 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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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 950-
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The boats were armed with seven 21-inch (533 mm)
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A half-dozen of these were in the 227:(28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 144:842 long tons (856 t) surfaced 14: 1499:British S-class submarines (1931) 307:of the third batch built for the 173:14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) 165:23 ft 9 in (7.2 m) 1395: 1336: 1301: 1254: 1173: 45: 24: 1504:Ships built on the River Mersey 1: 548:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 424:and sank the German merchant 593:British Submarines 1939–1945 531:Submarines of World War Two 16:Submarine of the Royal Navy 1535: 641:British S-class submarines 529:Bagnasco, Erminio (1977). 1468: 1454: 1431: 1159: 647: 591:McCartney, Innes (2006). 408:. The boat served in the 157:217 ft (66.1 m) 120: 38: 23: 272:21 in (533 mm) 187:(1,400 kW) (diesel) 570:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 510:Akermann, Paul (2002). 396:Construction and career 121:General characteristics 1309:Royal Netherlands Navy 362:. They could reach 15 319:Design and description 282:3 in (76 mm) 252:300 feet (91.4 m) 115: 1519:Royal Navy ship names 1148:P-81 β€” P-87 (Unnamed) 114: 102:Sold 28 October 1949 485:Chesneau, pp. 51–52 387:3-inch (76 mm) 354:, each driving one 116: 1486: 1485: 1427: 1426: 1192: 1155: 1154: 583:978-1-86176-281-8 292: 291: 1526: 1401: 1399: 1398: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1260: 1258: 1257: 1185: 1179: 1177: 1176: 1161: 649: 634: 627: 620: 611: 606: 587: 563: 544: 525: 498: 492: 486: 483: 477: 476:Bagnasco, p. 110 474: 468: 465: 456: 453: 418:Second World War 348:brake-horsepower 277:(6 bow, 1 stern) 86:10 December 1942 53: 50: 49: 48: 28: 21: 1534: 1533: 1529: 1528: 1527: 1525: 1524: 1523: 1489: 1488: 1487: 1482: 1464: 1450: 1423: 1405: 1396: 1394: 1388: 1346: 1344:Portuguese Navy 1337: 1335: 1329: 1311: 1302: 1300: 1294: 1264: 1255: 1253: 1247: 1193: 1183: 1174: 1172: 1166: 1165:Other operators 1151: 764: 757: 695: 688: 654: 643: 638: 603: 590: 584: 568:Colledge, J. 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Index


Cammell Laird
Birkenhead

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

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