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[[File:TH21Plate9b.jpg|thumb|800px|'''L-2 underway, perhaps on her trials.'''{{UKTH21|Plate 9}}]] | |||
The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"L" Class Submarines''' were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.{{Conways1906|pp. 93, 94}} | The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"L" Class Submarines''' were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.{{Conways1906|pp. 93, 94}} | ||
The boats were designed and produced as enlarged versions of the successful [["E" Class Submarine (1912)|"E" class boats]].{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 6}} | |||
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|- | |||
! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 35 vessels | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | |||
|- | |||
! align=center | Name | |||
! align=center | Builder | |||
! align=center | Laid Down | |||
! align=center | Launched | |||
! align=center | Completed | |||
! align=center | Fate | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L1}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
|Apr, 1916 | |||
|10 May, 1917 | |||
|Nov, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1930 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L2}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
|Apr, 1916 | |||
|6 Jul, 1917 | |||
|Dec, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1930 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L3}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|1 Sep, 1917 | |||
|Jan, 1918 | |||
|Sold 1931 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L4}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|17 Nov, 1917 | |||
|Feb, 1918 | |||
|Sold Feb, 1934 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L5}} | |||
|[[Swan Hunter]] | |||
| | |||
|26 Jan, 1918 | |||
|May, 1918 | |||
|Sold 1931 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L6}} | |||
|[[William Beardmore & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|14 Jan, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1935 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L7}} | |||
|[[Cammell Laird]] | |||
| | |||
|24 Apr, 1917 | |||
|Dec, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1930 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L8}} | |||
|[[Cammell Laird]] | |||
| | |||
|7 Jul, 1917 | |||
|Mar, 1918 | |||
|Sold Oct, 1930 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L9}} | |||
|[[William Denny & Brothers]] | |||
| | |||
|29 Jan, 1918 | |||
|May, 1918 | |||
|Sold Jun, 1927 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L10}} | |||
|[[William Denny & Brothers]] | |||
| | |||
|24 Jan, 1918 | |||
|Jun, 1918 | |||
|Sunk 30 Oct, 1918 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L15}} | |||
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
| | |||
|16 Jan, 1918 | |||
|Mar, 1918 | |||
|Sold Feb, 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L16}} | |||
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
| | |||
|9 Apr, 1918 | |||
|Jun, 1918 | |||
|Sold Feb, 1934 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L18}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|21 Nov, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Oct, 1936 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L19}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|4 Feb, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1937 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L20}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|23 Sep, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Jan, 1935 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L21}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|11 Oct, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Feb, 1939 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L22}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|25 Oct, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Aug, 1935 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L23}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|1 Jul, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1946 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L24}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|19 Feb, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Collision 14 Jan, 1924 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L26}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|29 May, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1946 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L27}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|14 Jun, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1946 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L32}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|23 Aug, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Mar, 1920 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L33}} | |||
|[[Swan Hunter]] | |||
| | |||
|25 Sep, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L11}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|26 Feb, 1918 | |||
|Jun, 1918 | |||
|Sold Feb, 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L12}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|16 Mar, 1918 | |||
|Jun, 1918 | |||
|Sold Feb, 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L14}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|10 Jun, 1918 | |||
|Jun, 1918 | |||
|Sold May, 1934 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L17}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|13 May, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Feb, 1934 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L25}} | |||
|[[Vickers]] | |||
| | |||
|13 Feb, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1935 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L52}} | |||
|[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|18 Dec, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1935 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L53}} | |||
|[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|12 Aug, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1938 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L54}} | |||
|[[William Denny & Brothers]] | |||
| | |||
|20 Aug, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold 1938 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L55}} | |||
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
| | |||
|21 Sep, 1918 | |||
|Dec, 1918 | |||
|Sunk 9 Jun, 1919 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L56}} | |||
|[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
| | |||
|29 May, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Mar, 1938 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L69}} | |||
|[[William Beardmore & Company]] | |||
| | |||
|6 Dec, 1918 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Feb, 1939 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{Template:UK-L71}} | |||
|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]] | |||
| | |||
|17 May, 1919 | |||
| | |||
|Sold Mar, 1938 | |||
|} | |||
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==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== | ||
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==Guns== | ==Guns== | ||
Though the plan incorporated a 3-in 20 cwt gun on a disappearing mounting,{{UKTH28|p. 19}} but as built the armament seemed to vary.{{Conways1906|p. 91}} | |||
Initially, L 1: | Initially, L 1: | ||
* one 3-in H.A. gun on disappearing mounting | * one 3-in H.A. gun on disappearing mounting | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 1 | name=L 1 | ||
pend= | pend=L.1{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=February, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | order=February, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
laid=Apr, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | laid=Apr, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
launch=10 5 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=10 5 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Nov, 1917{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 2 | name=L 2 | ||
pend= | pend=L.2{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid=" | laid=" | ||
launch=6 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=6 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Dec, 1917{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 3 | name=L 3 | ||
pend= | pend=L.3{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=May, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | order=May, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1 9 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=1 9 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jan, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 4 | name=L 4 | ||
pend= | pend=L.4{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=17 11 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=17 11 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Feb, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 5 | name=L 5 | ||
pend= | pend=L.5{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=26 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=26 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=May, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 6 | name=L 6 | ||
pend= | pend=L.6{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Beardmore]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[William Beardmore & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 7 | name=L 7 | ||
pend= | pend=L.7{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Cammell Laird]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Cammell Laird]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=24 4 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=24 4 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Dec, 1917{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 8 | name=L 8 | ||
pend= | pend=L.8{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=7 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=7 7 17{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 9 | name=L 9 | ||
pend= | pend=L.9{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Denny]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[William Denny & Brothers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=August, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | order=August, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=29 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=29 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=May, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 10 | name=L 10 | ||
pend= | pend=L.10{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Denny]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[William Denny & Brothers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=December, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | order=December, 1916{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=24 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=24 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sunk | fate=Sunk | ||
fate2=by destroyer | fate2=by destroyer | ||
fatedate= | fatedate=30 10 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 15 | name=L 15 | ||
pend= | pend=L.15{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=16 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=16 1 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Mar, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 16 | name=L 16 | ||
pend= | pend=L.16{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=9 4 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=9 4 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 18 | name=L 18 | ||
pend= | pend=L.18{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 19 | name=L 19 | ||
pend= | pend=L.19{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 20 | name=L 20 | ||
pend= | pend=L.20{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=23 9 | launch=23 9 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 21 | name=L 21 | ||
pend= | pend=L.21{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 22 | name=L 22 | ||
pend= | pend=L.22{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 23 | name=L 23 | ||
pend= | pend=L.23{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 24 | name=L 24 | ||
pend= | pend=L.24{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 26 | name=L 26 | ||
pend= | pend=L.26{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 27 | name=L 27 | ||
pend= | pend=L.27{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 32 | name=L 32 | ||
pend= | pend=L.32{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 33 | name=L 33 | ||
pend= | pend=L.33{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 11 | name=L 11 | ||
pend= | pend=L.11{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=26 2 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=26 2 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=Jun, 1918{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 40}} | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 12 | name=L 12 | ||
pend= | pend=L.12{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=16 3 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=16 3 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=" | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 14 | name=L 14 | ||
pend= | pend=L.14{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=10 6 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | launch=10 6 18{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
comm= | comm=" | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fate2= | fate2= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 17 | name=L 17 | ||
pend= | pend=L.17{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 25 | name=L 25 | ||
pend= | pend=L.25{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | builder=[[Vickers]]{{Conways1906|p. 93}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 52 | name=L 52 | ||
pend= | pend=L.52{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Armstrong]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | builder=[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order=Jan/Feb, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | order=Jan/Feb, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 53 | name=L 53 | ||
pend= | pend=L.53{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Armstrong]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | builder=[[Armstrong, Whitworth & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 54 | name=L 54 | ||
pend= | pend=L.54{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Denny]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | builder=[[William Denny & Brothers]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=20 8 | launch=20 8 18 | ||
comm= | comm= | ||
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 55 | name=L 55 | ||
pend= | pend=L.55{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order=" | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 56 | name=L 56 | ||
pend= | pend=L.56{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
order=April, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | order=April, 1917{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 69 | name=L 69 | ||
pend= | pend=L.69{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[Beardmore]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | builder=[[William Beardmore & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=L 71 | name=L 71 | ||
pend= | pend=L.71{{DittColl|pp. 82, 90}} | ||
builder=[[ | builder=[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 94}} | ||
order= | order= | ||
laid= | laid= |
Latest revision as of 20:16, 2 March 2020
The Royal Navy's "L" Class Submarines were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.[2]
The boats were designed and produced as enlarged versions of the successful "E" class boats.[3]
Overview of 35 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
L 1 | Vickers | Apr, 1916 | 10 May, 1917 | Nov, 1917 | Sold 1930 |
L 2 | Vickers | Apr, 1916 | 6 Jul, 1917 | Dec, 1917 | Sold 1930 |
L 3 | Vickers | 1 Sep, 1917 | Jan, 1918 | Sold 1931 | |
L 4 | Vickers | 17 Nov, 1917 | Feb, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | |
L 5 | Swan Hunter | 26 Jan, 1918 | May, 1918 | Sold 1931 | |
L 6 | William Beardmore & Company | 14 Jan, 1918 | Sold 1935 | ||
L 7 | Cammell Laird | 24 Apr, 1917 | Dec, 1917 | Sold 1930 | |
L 8 | Cammell Laird | 7 Jul, 1917 | Mar, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1930 | |
L 9 | William Denny & Brothers | 29 Jan, 1918 | May, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1927 | |
L 10 | William Denny & Brothers | 24 Jan, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sunk 30 Oct, 1918 | |
L 15 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 16 Jan, 1918 | Mar, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
L 16 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 9 Apr, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | |
L 18 | Vickers | 21 Nov, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1936 | ||
L 19 | Vickers | 4 Feb, 1918 | Sold 1937 | ||
L 20 | Vickers | 23 Sep, 1918 | Sold Jan, 1935 | ||
L 21 | Vickers | 11 Oct, 1919 | Sold Feb, 1939 | ||
L 22 | Vickers | 25 Oct, 1919 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
L 23 | Vickers | 1 Jul, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
L 24 | Vickers | 19 Feb, 1919 | Collision 14 Jan, 1924 | ||
L 26 | Vickers | 29 May, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
L 27 | Vickers | 14 Jun, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
L 32 | Vickers | 23 Aug, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1920 | ||
L 33 | Swan Hunter | 25 Sep, 1919 | Sold 1932 | ||
L 11 | Vickers | 26 Feb, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
L 12 | Vickers | 16 Mar, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
L 14 | Vickers | 10 Jun, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 | |
L 17 | Vickers | 13 May, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | ||
L 25 | Vickers | 13 Feb, 1919 | Sold 1935 | ||
L 52 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 18 Dec, 1918 | Sold 1935 | ||
L 53 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 12 Aug, 1919 | Sold 1938 | ||
L 54 | William Denny & Brothers | 20 Aug, 1918 | Sold 1938 | ||
L 55 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 21 Sep, 1918 | Dec, 1918 | Sunk 9 Jun, 1919 | |
L 56 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 29 May, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1938 | ||
L 69 | William Beardmore & Company | 6 Dec, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1939 | ||
L 71 | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 17 May, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1938 |
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.[4]
Torpedoes
L 1 Group:
- six 18-in tubes (4 forward, 2 broadside), ten torpedoes
L 9 Group:
- four 21-in bow, eight torpedoes
- two 18-in broadside, two torpedoes
L 9 Group Minelayers:
- four 21-in bow
- 16 mines (only 14 in L 25)
L 50 Group:
- six 21-in forward, 12 torpedoes
Guns
Though the plan incorporated a 3-in 20 cwt gun on a disappearing mounting,[5] but as built the armament seemed to vary.[6]
Initially, L 1:
- one 3-in H.A. gun on disappearing mounting
Initially, L 2 to L 8:
- unknown (varied)
Eventually, all L 1 Group
- one 4-in
L 9 Group:
- one 4-in gun on foredeck or on bridge (allegedly from L 12 onward, but one source indicates L 9)[7]
L 50 Group:
- two 4-in Q.F. on bridge level
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 9.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 93, 94.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 6.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. p. 19.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. drawing on p. 93.
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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