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British V-class submarine (example: HMS V3)
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Vickers, Barrow |
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| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 391 tons surfaced / 457 tons submerged |
| Length: | 45.0 m (147 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Draught: | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft Vickers 8-cyl Diesels, 2 Electric motors, 900 / 380 hp |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced/ 8.5 knots submerged |
| Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced |
| Complement: | 20 |
| Armament: | 2 18 inch torpedo tubes - 4 torpedoes, 1 - 12-pounder gun |
The British V class submarines were built by Vickers, Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts, Greenock building the British S class submarine (1914) and Armstrong Whitworth building the British W class submarine.
4 V class submarines were built.