British S-class submarine (1914)
Appearance
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Scotts, Greenock |
Operators | ![]() |
Completed | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, Scott-FIAT 6-cyl Diesels, 2 Electric motors, 650 / 400 hp |
Speed |
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Range | 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) surfaced |
Complement | 18 |
Armament |
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The British S-class submarine of 1914 were built by Scotts, Greenock just before World War I. The S class was based on an Italian design of the Laurenti boats.
The design had ten internal bulkheads.[1]
Three vessels were constructed. All three were transferred to the Italian Navy in October 1915.
References
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- ^ Tall, J.J; Paul Kemp (1996). HM Submarines in Camera An Illustrated History of British Submarines. Sutton Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 0-7509-0875-0.
- The Royal Navy Submarine Service, A Centennial History, by Antony Preston