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|fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''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}} | |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''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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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}} | 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}} | ||
==Captains== | |||
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==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 14 January 2014
| 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]
Service
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]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. pp. 82, 86.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 90.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.
- ↑ 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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