HMS A10
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HMS A10, conning tower awash
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| Name: | A10 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Launched: | 8 February 1905 |
| Commissioned: | 3 June 1905 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 1 April 1919 to Ardrossan Drydock Co., Ardrossan, Scotland |
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| Class and type: | A-class submarine |
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| Length: | 105 ft (32.0 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m) |
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| Range: | 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced |
| Complement: | 2 officers and 9 ratings |
| Armament: | 2 × 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes |
HMS A10 was an A-class submarine built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. After surviving World War I, she was sold for scrap in 1919.
A10 was a member of the first British class of submarines, although slightly larger, faster and more heavily armed than the lead ship, HMS A1. The submarine had a length of 105 feet 1 inch (32.0 m) overall, a beam of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m) and a mean draft of 10 feet 8 inches (3.3 m). They displaced 190 long tons (190 t) on the surface and 206 long tons (209 t) submerged. The A-class submarines had a crew of 2 officers and 11 ratings.
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder 600-brake-horsepower (447 kW) Wolseley petrol engine that drove one propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a 150-horsepower (112 kW) electric motor. They could reach 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface and 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) underwater. On the surface, A10 had a range of 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph); submerged the boat had a range of 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph).
The boats were armed with two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as doing so that they had to compensate for their weight by an equivalent weight of fuel.
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