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'''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.{{Conways1906|p. 90}}
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==History==
==History==

Revision as of 17:38, 8 June 2013

H.M.S. Swordfish (1916)
Pendant Number: 30 (Sep 1915)
S.1 (Apr 1916)
D.15 (Jun 1918)[1]
Builder: Scott[2]
Ordered: 18 August, 1913[3]
Launched: 18 Mar, 1916[4]
Commissioned: Jul, 1916[5]
Sold: Jul, 1922[6]

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.[7]

History

The first steam-powered submarine built for the Royal Navy,[8] 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.[9]

Torpedoes

  • two 21-in tubes forward, two torpedoes
  • four 18-in tubes on the broadside, eight torpedoes

Guns

  • two 3-in guns

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 86.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  3. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  5. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  8. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
  9. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.

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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