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Revision as of 13:59, 6 April 2018
The four "W" Class Submarines were coastal submarines built by Armstrong and, like the "S" class boats, given to Italy in the summer of 1915.
| Overview of 4 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| W 1 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 19 Nov, 1914 | Jan, 1915 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 2 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 17 Feb, 1915 | May, 1915 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 3 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 1 Apr, 1915 | Feb, 1916 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 4 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 25 Nov, 1915 | Jun, 1916 | to Italy 7 Aug, 1916 | |
History
The subs were double-hulled boats of the Laubeuf type, with Schneider-Laubeuf engines.
Torpedoes
W 1 and W 2 (1913 planning):[1]
- two 18-in tubes forward, seven 18-in Mark VIII torpedos
- two 18-in drop-collars, seven 18-in Fiume Mark IIs
W 1 and W 2 (as completed):
- two 18-in tubes forward, two torpedoes
- four 18-in drop-collars
W 3 and W 4 (1913 planning):[2]
- two 18-in tubes forward, seven 18-in Mark VIII torpedoes
W 3 and W 4 (as completed):
- two 18-in tubes forward, four torpedoes
Guns
W 3 and W4:
- one 3-in H.A. gun
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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