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The three '''"F" Class Submarines''', were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against | The three '''"F" Class Submarines''', were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against the [["S" Class Submarine (1914)|"S"]], [["V" Class Submarine (1914)|"V"]] and [["W" Class Submarine (1914)|"W" class submarines]]. | ||
Three additional boats, F 4 to F 6, were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war. | Three additional boats, ''F 4'' to ''F 6'', were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war. | ||
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels | |||
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | |||
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! align=center | Name | |||
! align=center | Builder | |||
! align=center | Laid Down | |||
! align=center | Launched | |||
! align=center | Completed | |||
! align=center | Fate | |||
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | |||
|Jan, 1913 | |||
|31 Mar, 1915 | |||
|Aug, 1915 | |||
|Broken up 1920 | |||
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|[[J. Samuel White]] | |||
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|7 Jul, 1917 | |||
|Aug, 1917 | |||
|Sold Jul, 1922 | |||
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| {{Template:UK-F3}} | |||
|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] | |||
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|19 Feb, 1916 | |||
|Jul, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1920 | |||
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* three 18-in tubes (two forward, one aft), six torpedoes | * three 18-in tubes (two forward, one aft), six torpedoes | ||
In 1913 and 1914, it was planned that eleven {{Torp|18-in Mark VIII|UK}}s were to be appropriated for each boat.{{ARTS1913|p. 46}}{{ARTS1914|p. 46}} | |||
==Guns== | ==Guns== | ||
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builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | builder=[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
order=1913-14 Programme{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | order=1913-14 Programme{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
laid=January, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | laid=January, 1913{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
launch=31 3 15{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | launch=31 3 15{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
comm= | comm=Aug, 1915{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 39}} | ||
fate=Broken up | fate=Broken up | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=F 2 | name=F 2 | ||
pend= | pend=I.A1 (1914)<br>F.2 (mid 1915){{DittColl|pp. 82, 85}} | ||
builder=[[White]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | builder=[[J. Samuel White]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
order=1914-15 Programme{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | order=1914-15 Programme{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=7 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | launch=7 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
comm= | comm=Aug, 1917{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 39}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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name=F 3 | name=F 3 | ||
pend= | pend=I.A2 (1914)<br>F.3 (mid 1915){{DittColl|pp. 82, 85}} | ||
builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 89}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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comm= | comm=Jul, 1916{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 39}} | ||
fate=Broken up | fate=Broken up | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 11 July 2019
The three "F" Class Submarines, were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against the "S", "V" and "W" class submarines.
Three additional boats, F 4 to F 6, were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| F 1 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | Jan, 1913 | 31 Mar, 1915 | Aug, 1915 | Broken up 1920 |
| F 2 | J. Samuel White | 7 Jul, 1917 | Aug, 1917 | Sold Jul, 1922 | |
| F 3 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | 19 Feb, 1916 | Jul, 1916 | Broken up 1920 | |
Torpedoes
- three 18-in tubes (two forward, one aft), six torpedoes
In 1913 and 1914, it was planned that eleven 18-in Mark VIII torpedos were to be appropriated for each boat.[1][2]
Guns
- one 2-pdr
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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