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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}} | |||
|- | |||
| ||align=center|'''Groups 1 & 2'''||align=center|'''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== | |||
[[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== | |||
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 | * four 18-in tubes forward | ||
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]
| Overview of 44 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| H 1 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | May, 1915 | Sold Mar, 1921 | |
| H 2 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | May, 1915 | Sold 1921 | |
| H 3 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Mined 15 Jul, 1916 | |
| H 4 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | |
| H 5 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Collision 6 Mar, 1918 | |
| H 6 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Interned 8 Jan, 1916 | |
| H 7 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | |
| H 8 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | |
| H 9 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | |
| H 10 | Canadian Vickers | 1915 | Jun, 1915 | Lost 19 Jan, 1918 | |
| H 11 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | Sold 1921 | |
| H 12 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | Sold 1922 | |
| H 13 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 14 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Canada Jun, 1914 | |
| H 15 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Canada Jun, 1919 | |
| H 16 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 17 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 18 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 19 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 20 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1915 | Apr, 1917 | to Chile 3 Jul, 1917 | |
| H 21 | Vickers | 20 Oct, 1917 | Jan, 1918 | Sold Jul, 1926 | |
| H 22 | Vickers | 14 Nov, 1917 | Sold Feb, 1929 | ||
| H 23 | Vickers | 29 Jan, 1918 | Apr, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 | |
| H 24 | Vickers | 14 Nov, 1917 | Apr, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 | |
| H 25 | Vickers | 27 Apr, 1918 | Sold 1929 | ||
| H 26 | Vickers | 15 Nov, 1917 | Mar, 1918 | Sold Apr, 1928 | |
| H 27 | Vickers | 25 Sep, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
| H 28 | Vickers | 12 Mar, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Sep, 1944 | |
| H 29 | Vickers | 8 Jun, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
| H 30 | Vickers | 9 May, 1918 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
| H 31 | Vickers | 16 Nov, 1918 | Sunk 24 Dec, 1941 | ||
| H 32 | Vickers | 19 Nov, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1944 | ||
| H 33 | Cammell Laird | 24 Aug, 1918 | Sold 1944 | ||
| H 34 | Cammell Laird | 5 Nov, 1918 | Sold 1945 | ||
| H 41 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 26 Jul, 1918 | Cancelled 1918 | ||
| H 42 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 21 Oct, 1918 | Collision 23 Feb, 1922 | ||
| H 43 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 3 Feb, 1919 | Sold 1944 | ||
| H 44 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 17 Feb, 1919 | Sold 1944 | ||
| H 47 | William Beardmore & Company | 19 Nov, 1918 | Collision 9 Jul, 1929 | ||
| H 48 | William Beardmore & Company | 31 Mar, 1919 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
| H 49 | William Beardmore & Company | 15 Jul, 1919 | Sunk 27 Oct, 1940 | ||
| H 50 | William Beardmore & Company | 25 Oct, 1919 | Sold 1945 | ||
| H 51 | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 15 Nov, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1924 | ||
| H 52 | Pembroke Royal Dockyard | 31 Mar, 1919 | Sold Nov, 1927 | ||
| 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
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 13.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 11.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 22.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 6.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ 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).
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| H 11 | H 12 | H 13 | H 14 | H 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H 16 | H 17 | H 18 | H 19 | H 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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