HMS L2
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| Name: | HMS L2 |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 18 May 1916 |
| Launched: | 6 July 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 18 December 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, March 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | L-class submarine |
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| Length: | 231 ft 1 in (70.4 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) |
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| Range: | 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface |
| Test depth: | 100 feet (30.5 m) |
| Complement: | 35 |
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HMS L2 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I.
The L-class boats were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding E class. The submarine had a length of 231 feet 1 inch (70.4 m) overall, a beam of 23 feet 6 inches (7.2 m) and a mean draught of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They displaced 891 long tons (905 t) on the surface and 1,074 long tons (1,091 t) submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder Vickers 1,200-brake-horsepower (895 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 600-horsepower (447 kW) electric motor. They could reach 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) underwater. On the surface, the L class had a range of 3,200 nautical miles (5,900 km; 3,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The boats were armed with a total of six 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes. Four of these were in the bow and the remaining pair in broadside mounts. They carried 10 reload torpedoes, all for the bow tubes.L2 was initially fitted with a 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun, but this was later replaced by a 4-inch (102 mm) deck gun.
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