"W" Class Submarine (1914)
From The Dreadnought Project
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 | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| W 1 | Armstrong | 19 Nov, 1914 | Jan, 1915 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 2 | Armstrong | 17 Feb, 1915 | May, 1915 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 3 | Armstrong | 1 Apr, 1915 | Feb, 1916 | to Italy 23 Aug, 1916 | |
| W 4 | Armstrong | 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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