H.M.S. Swordfish (1916)
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| H.M.S. Swordfish (1916) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 30 (Sep 1915) S.1 (Apr 1916) D.15 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company[2] |
| Ordered: | 18 August, 1913[3] |
| Laid down: | 28 February, 1914[4] |
| Launched: | 18 March, 1916[5] |
| Commissioned: | 28 April, 1916[6] |
| Sold: | July 1922[7] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
H.M.S. Swordfish was an experimental steam submarine in the Royal Navy launched in 1916 and redesignated H.M.S. S 1 on 1 April, 1916.[8]
Service
The first steam-powered submarine built for the Royal Navy,[9] she was not a success. On 27 June, 1917, she was renamed back to Swordfish and converted into a surface patrol vessel. She became operational in that role in January, 1918.[10]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Geoffrey Layton, 4 November, 1915[11] – 15 November, 1916[12]
- Lieutenant in Command Reginald W. Lawrence, 13 August, 1917 – 12 November, 1918[13]
Torpedoes
- two 21-in tubes forward, two torpedoes
- four 18-in tubes on the broadside, eight torpedoes
In 1913, it had been planned that there would be more torpedoes supplied: seven 21-in and fourteen 18-in Mark VIII torpedos.[14]
Guns
- two 3-in guns
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 86.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
- ↑ Maber. Swordfish. p. 158.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ Maber. Swordfish. p. 159.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Layton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/134. f. ?.
- ↑ Lawrence Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/238. f. 284.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 46.
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).
- Maber, John M. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The Steam Submarine Swordfish". Warship Volume VII: pp. 154-160.
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