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Revision as of 15:13, 24 May 2013

The four "W" Class Submarines, coastal submarines built by Armstrong and, like the "S" class boats, given to Italy in the summer of 1915.

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
W 1 Armstrong 19 Nov, 1914 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
W 2 Armstrong 17 Feb, 1915 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
W 3 Armstrong 1 Apr, 1915 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
W 4 Armstrong 25 Nov, 1915 to Italy 7 Aug, 1916

Torpedoes

W 1 and W 2:

  • two 18-in tubes forward, two torpedoes
  • four 18-in drop-collars

W 3 and W 4:

  • 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).


"W" Class Submarine
  W 1 W 2 W 3 W 4  
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