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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}}
'''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}}


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.{{Conways1906|p. 90}}
==History==
The first steam-powered submarine built for the Royal Navy,{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 21}} 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.{{Conways1906|p. 90}}


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Revision as of 14:38, 8 June 2013

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.[1]

History

The first steam-powered submarine built for the Royal Navy,[2] 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.[3]

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. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
  2. ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
  3. ↑ 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).


Submarine H.M.S. Swordfish



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