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− | The Royal Navy's eight '''"D" Class Submarines''' entered service between 1908 and 1911. | + | The Royal Navy's eight '''"D" Class Submarines''' entered service between 1908 and 1911. The Royal Navy considered these to be "patrol" (as opposed to coastal or fleet) submarines.{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 11}} |
They were significantly larger than the preceding classes and, with twice the endurance offered the British their first plausible ocean-going submarines. | They were significantly larger than the preceding classes and, with twice the endurance offered the British their first plausible ocean-going submarines. |
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The Royal Navy's eight "D" Class Submarines entered service between 1908 and 1911. The Royal Navy considered these to be "patrol" (as opposed to coastal or fleet) submarines.[1]
They were significantly larger than the preceding classes and, with twice the endurance offered the British their first plausible ocean-going submarines.
Overview of 8 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
D 1 | Vickers | 16 May, 1908 | Expended 23 Oct, 1918 | ||
D 2 | Vickers | 25 May, 1910 | Sunk 25 Nov, 1914 | ||
D 3 | Vickers | 17 Oct, 1910 | Sunk 15 Mar, 1918 | ||
D 4 | Vickers | 27 May, 1911 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
D 5 | Vickers | 28 Aug, 1911 | Mined 3 Nov, 1914 | ||
D 6 | Vickers | 23 Oct, 1911 | Torpedoed 26 Jun, 1918 | ||
D 7 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 14 Jan, 1911 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
D 8 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 23 Sep, 1911 | Sold Dec, 1921 |
Performance
The Grand Fleet Battle Orders specified that the top speed on the surface was 13 knots, but that a more realistic "sea-going speed" was 11 knots.[2]
Torpedoes
- three 18-in tubes (two forward and one stern), six torpedoes
Guns
in D 4 only:
- one 12-pdr
See Also
Footnotes
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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