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| + | [[File:TH21Plate13b.jpg|thumb|800px|'''''R 7'', probably upon her acceptance for service.'''{{UKTH21|Plate 13}}]] | ||
A total of ten '''"R" Class Submarines''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]], especially designed to hunt other submarines. | A total of ten '''"R" Class Submarines''' were completed for the [[Royal Navy]], especially designed to hunt other submarines. | ||
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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 10 vessels | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! align=center | Name | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
| + | ! align=center | Fate | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R1}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |25 Apr, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R2}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |25 Apr, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R3}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |8 Jun, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R4}} | ||
| + | |[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |8 Jun, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold May, 1934 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R7}} | ||
| + | |[[Vickers]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |14 May, 1918 | ||
| + | |Jun, 1918 | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R8}} | ||
| + | |[[Vickers]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |28 Jun, 1918 | ||
| + | |Jul, 1918 | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R9}} | ||
| + | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |12 Aug, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R10}} | ||
| + | |[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |5 Oct, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1929 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R11}} | ||
| + | |[[Cammell Laird]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |16 Mar, 1918 | ||
| + | |Jul, 1918 | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |- align=left | ||
| + | | {{Template:UK-R12}} | ||
| + | |[[Cammell Laird]] | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |9 Apr, 1918 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| + | |} | ||
</div name=fredbot:ships> | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
| + | ==Radio== | ||
| + | By war's end, all boats of "E" class and later were given 3 kilowatt Poulsen wireless sets, affording ranges of 200 miles submarine-to-submarine, and 300-400 miles between shore stations and submarines. Reception of shore stations of 400 miles was common, and high power shore stations could be received over 500-600 miles.{{UKTHVol3Part21|pp. 16-17}} | ||
==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
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==Guns== | ==Guns== | ||
| − | None | + | * None.{{UKTH28|p. 19}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 2 March 2020
R 7, probably upon her acceptance for service.[1]
A total of ten "R" Class Submarines were completed for the Royal Navy, especially designed to hunt other submarines.
Two units, R 5 and R 6, were cancelled.
| Overview of 10 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| R 1 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Apr, 1918 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
| R 2 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 25 Apr, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| R 3 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| R 4 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 | ||
| R 7 | Vickers | 14 May, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | |
| R 8 | Vickers | 28 Jun, 1918 | Jul, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | |
| R 9 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 12 Aug, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
| R 10 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 5 Oct, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1929 | ||
| R 11 | Cammell Laird | 16 Mar, 1918 | Jul, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | |
| R 12 | Cammell Laird | 9 Apr, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1923 | ||
Radio
By war's end, all boats of "E" class and later were given 3 kilowatt Poulsen wireless sets, affording ranges of 200 miles submarine-to-submarine, and 300-400 miles between shore stations and submarines. Reception of shore stations of 400 miles was common, and high power shore stations could be received over 500-600 miles.[2]
Torpedoes
- six 18-in tubes forward, twelve torpedoes
Guns
- None.[3]
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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