HMS A2
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS A2 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched: | 15 April 1903 |
| Fate: | Sold 22 October 1925 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: |
190 tons surfaced 207 tons submerged |
| Length: | 105.25 ft (32.08 m) |
| Beam: | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| Propulsion: | 16 cylinder Wolseley 450 hp (336 kW) gasoline engine, 150 horsepower (112 kW) electric motor |
| Speed: |
maximum 10.5 knots (19 km/h) surfaced maximum 7 knots (13 km/h) dived |
| Range: |
360 nautical miles (667 km) at 10.5 knots (19 km/h) surfaced 20 nautical miles (37 km) submerged at 5 knots (9 km/h) |
| Complement: | 11 (2 officers and 9 ratings) |
| Armament: | Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes plus two reloads |
HMS A2 was an early Royal Navy submarine. She was launched in 1903 and sold for scrap in 1925.
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[edit] Design and construction
She was a member of the first British class of submarines, although slightly bigger than the lead ship, HMS A1. Like all boats in her class, she was built at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched on 15 April 1903.
[edit] World War I
During World War I, A2 served on harbour service at Portsmouth.[1]
[edit] Fate
She flooded after running aground in Bomb Ketch Lake, Portsmouth harbour in January 1920 and was sold for scrap to H. G. Pound of Portsmouth on 22 October 1925.
[edit] References
- ^ Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J.,. British Warships 1914-1919. Ian Allan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
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