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The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"H" Class Submarines''' were manufactured in America and Canada to a design similar to the American "H" class boats.
[[File:TH21Plate13a.jpg|thumb|800px|'''''H 28'', probably shown upon her acceptance.'''{{UKTH21|Plate 13}}]]
The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"H" Class Submarines''' were manufactured in Britain, America and Canada to a design similar to the American "H" class boats. They were considered coastal submarines.{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 11}}


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{|border=1
|align=center colspan=3|'''Characteristics'''{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 22}}
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|Length (feet)||150||164
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|Breadth (feet)||15.25||ditto
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|Displacement (tons)||364/434||440/500
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|Draft||12-ft 4-in||ditto
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|Speed (knots)||13/11||ditto
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==Design and Construction==
[[File:TH21Plate6.jpg|thumb|800px|'''Rough design drawing of Group 3 Boats.'''{{UKTH21|Plate 6}}]]
The forward diving planes could swivel forward and conform to the side of the boat for better surface seakeeping.
==Radio==
==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}}
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==
Group 1:
Group 1-2:
* four 14-in tubes forward, six torpedoes
* four 18-in tubes forward


Groups 2 and 3:
Group 3:
* four 21-in tubes forward, six-eight torpedoes
* four 21-in tubes forward, six-eight torpedoes


==Guns==
==Guns==
H1 - H 4:{{CN}}
* one 6-pdr Q.F. gun
Others:{{UKTH28|p. 19}}
* None


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 2 March 2020

H 28, probably shown upon her acceptance.[1]

The Royal Navy's "H" Class Submarines were manufactured in Britain, America and Canada to a design similar to the American "H" class boats. They were considered coastal submarines.[2]

Characteristics[3]
  Groups 1 & 2 Group 3
Length (feet) 150 164
Breadth (feet) 15.25 ditto
Displacement (tons) 364/434 440/500
Draft 12-ft 4-in ditto
Speed (knots) 13/11 ditto

Design and Construction

Rough design drawing of Group 3 Boats.[4]

The forward diving planes could swivel forward and conform to the side of the boat for better surface seakeeping.

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.[5]

Torpedoes

Group 1-2:

  • four 18-in tubes forward

Group 3:

  • four 21-in tubes forward, six-eight torpedoes

Guns

H1 - H 4:[Citation needed]

  • one 6-pdr Q.F. gun

Others:[6]

  • None

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 13.
  2. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 11.
  3. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 22.
  4. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 6.
  5. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. pp. 16-17.
  6. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. p. 19.

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).


"H" Class Submarine
Group 1
H 1 H 2 H 3 H 4 H 5
H 6 H 7 H 8 H 9 H 10
Group 2
H 11 H 12 H 13 H 14 H 15
H 16 H 17 H 18 H 19 H 20
Group 3
H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H 25
H 26 H 27 H 28 H 29 H 30
H 31 H 32 H 33 H 34 H 41
H 42 H 43 H 44 H 47 H 48
  H 49 H 50 H 51 H 52  
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