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List Of Submarine Classes Of The Royal Navy
This is a list of submarine classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Dates of construction given. Petrol-electric Diesel-electric * D class — 8 boats, 1908–1912 * E class — 58 boats, 1912–1916 * F class — 3 boats, 1913–1917 * S class — 3 boats, 1914–1915 * V class — 4 boats, 1914–1915 * W class — 4 boats, 1914–1915 * G class — 14 boats, 1915–1917 * H class — 44 boats, 1915–1919 * J class — 7 boats, 1915–1917 * L class — 34 boats, 1917–1919 * M class — 3 boats, 1917–1918 * ''Nautilus'' class — 1 boat, 1917 * R class — 12 boats, 1918 * — 1 boat, 1921 * — 9 boats 1926–29 (subclasses ''Oberon'' 1 boat, ''Oxley'' 2 boats, ''Odin'' 6 boats) * — 6 boats, 1929 * — 4 boats, 1930 * S class — 62 boats (subclasses ''Swordfish'' 4, ''Shark'' 8, ''Seraph'' 33, ''Subtle'' 17), 1931–1945 * ''Thames'' class — 3 boats, 1932 * — 6 boats, 1932–1938 * T class — 52 boats (subclasses ''Triton'' 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and Autonomous underwater vehicle, robots, as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub. Submarines are referred to as ''boats'' rather than ''ships'' irrespective of their size. Although experimental submarines had been built earlier, submarine design took off during the 19th century, and they were adopted by several navies. They were first widely used during World War I (1914–1918), and are now used in many navy, navies, large and small. Military uses include attacking enemy surface ships (merchant and military) or other submarines, and for aircraft carrier protection, Blockade runner, blockade running, Ballistic missile submarine, nuclear deterrence, reconnaissance, conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British R-class Submarine
The R-class submarines were a class of 12 small British diesel-electric submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War I, and were forerunners of the modern attack submarine, in that they were designed specifically to attack and sink enemy submarines, their battery capacity and hull shape being optimized for underwater performance. With a submerged speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), the class set an underwater speed record not broken until the experimental Japanese Submarine No.71 of 1938, which was capable of more than 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged. Description Ordered in December 1917, the R class were designed to be faster underwater than on the surface, achieving a submerged speed of versus a surfaced speed of . They were well-streamlined, having no external ballast tanks, casing, or deck gun, and a streamlined spindle-shaped hull of circular cross-sectionFitzsimons, p.2170, "''R-1''" (not reproduced until the American USS ''Albacore'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Vulcan
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Vulcan'', after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology: Ships * was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater in 1709. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Hunter''. She was purchased in 1739 and hulked in 1743. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Mary''. She was purchased in 1745 and sold in 1749. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously an American merchantman. She was purchased in 1777 and destroyed in 1782 to prevent her capture. * was a 14-gun fireship launched in 1783. She was destroyed in 1793 to prevent her capture. * was a 10-gun bomb vessel, previously the civilian ''Hector''. She was purchased in 1796 and was sold in 1802. * HMS ''Vulcan'' was to have been an iron paddle frigate. She was renamed in 1843 before being launched in 1845. * was an iron screw frigate launched in 1849. She was converted to a troopship in 1851 and was sold in 1867 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Type XVII Submarine
The Type XVII U-boats were small coastal submarines that used a high-test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds. Background In the early 1930s Hellmuth Walter had designed a small, high-speed submarine with a streamlined form propelled by high-test peroxide (HTP) and in 1939 he was awarded a contract to build an experimental vessel, the 80 ton , which achieved an underwater speed of during trials in 1940. In November 1940 Admirals Erich Raeder and Werner Fuchs (head of the ''Kriegsmarine''s Construction Office) witnessed a demonstration of the ''V-80''; Raeder was impressed, but Fuchs was slow to approve further tests. Following the success of the ''V-80's'' trials, Walter contacted Karl Dönitz in January 1942, who enthusiastically embraced the idea and requested that these submarines be developed as quickly as possible. An initial order was placed in summer 1942 for four Type XVIIA development submarine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Type VII Submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, , is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Conception and production The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III and especially the cancelled Type UG. The type UG was designed through the Dutch dummy company ''NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw Den Haag'' (I.v.S) to circumvent the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles, and was built by foreign shipyards. The Finnish ''Vetehinen'' class and Spanish Type E-1 also provided some of the basis for the Type VII design. These designs led to the Type VII along with Type I, the latter being built in AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany. The production of Type I was stopped after only two boats; the reasons for this are not certain. The design of the Type I was further used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archimede-class Submarine
The ''Archimede'' class were a group of four submarines built for the (Royal Italian Navy) in the early 1930s. The boats fought in the Spanish Civil War (under the Nationalist flag) and in World War II. In Spanish service, two boats were known as the ''General Mola'' class; these were taken out of service in 1959. Design The ships were designed by the firm Cavallini and were a partially double hulled design. They were an enlarged version of the with ballast tanks rearranged, greater range, fuel and torpedo capacity for ocean service. Like most of the later ocean-going submarines of the Italian navy, their deck armament consisting of two guns was conceived to deal with armed merchantmen in surface combat. They also mounted two anti-aircraft machine guns. The number of torpedoes was increased from 12 on the ''Settembrini'' class to 16. Boats All boats were built by the shipyard of Franco Tosi at Taranto, between 1930 and 1934. ''Torricelli'' and ''Archimede'' took part in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British K-class Submarine
The K-class submarines were a class of steam-propelled submarines of the Royal Navy designed in 1913. Intended as large, fast vessels with the endurance and speed to operate with the battle fleet, they gained notoriety and the nickname of "Kalamity class" for being involved in many accidents. Of the 18 built, none were lost through enemy action, but six sank, with significant loss of life, in accidents. Only one ever engaged an enemy vessel, ''K-7'' hitting a U-boat amidships, though the torpedo failed to explode with what has been described as typical "K" luck; ''K-7'' escaped retaliation by steaming away at speed. The class found favour with Commodore Roger Keyes, then Inspector Captain of Submarines, and with Admirals Sir John Jellicoe, Commander-in-Chief British Grand Fleet, and Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief Battlecruiser Squadrons. An opponent of the class was Admiral Jacky Fisher, later First Sea Lord, who on the class' suggestion in 1913 had responded 'The mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swordfish (1916)
HMS ''Swordfish'' was an experimental submarine built for the Royal Navy before the First World War to meet the Navy's goal of an "overseas" submarine capable of on the surface. Diesel engines of the period were unreliable and not very powerful so steam turbines were proposed instead to meet the RN's requirement. ''Swordfish'' proved to be slower than designed and unstable while surfacing, and consequently she was modified as an anti-submarine patrol vessel in 1917. She was paid off before the end of the war and sold for scrapping in 1922. Design HMS ''Swordfish'' was developed to meet a requirement of Royal Navy's Submarine Committee for a large submarine capable of operating with the fleet at a surfaced speed of . Most of the earlier British submarines had been single-hulled vessels built by Vickers, and the Navy was interested in evaluating other designs. Captain Roger Keyes, Inspecting Captain of Submarines, had previously served as naval attaché in Italy and had kept ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Porpoise-class Submarine
The ''Porpoise'' class was an eight-boat class of diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Navy. This class was originally designated patrol submarines, then attack. They were the first conventional British submarines to be built after the end of World War II. Their design was, in many ways, influenced by the German World War II-era Type XXI U-boats. Design The ''Porpoise''-class submarines were larger but shorter than their T-class predecessors and used a much improved steel known as UXW.''Rebuilding the Royal Navy : Warship Design Since 1945'', D. K. Brown and George Moore, Chatham Publishing, 2003, pp.114–115 This, and improved design and construction techniques allowed much deeper diving. It was found in tests that the unusually long engine room was liable to collapse, so there were extra large frames in this section, which proved to be something of an operational inconvenience. Designed with a top speed of , the boats were capable of , or once fitted with sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British V-class Submarine
The British V-class submarine (officially "''U-Class Long hull 1941–42 programme''") was a ship class, class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. History Forty-two vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed. Note that seven of these vessels received 'U' names (conversely, four of the U class had received names beginning with 'V'). The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding British U-class submarine, U-class (short-hull) boats, of which they constituted a linear development, but had 3/4-inch pressure hull plating instead of 1/2-inch for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling. They were sometimes referred to as ''Vampire''-class submarines after . It was one of this class, , that would go down in history as the only submarine to sink another submarine wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oruç Reis-class Submarine
The ''Oruç Reis''-class submarines were ordered by the Turkish Navy from the British company Vickers in 1939. They were similar to the British S-class submarines, but slightly smaller. They had the S-class machinery but only four bow torpedo tubes. The four boats were requisitioned by the Royal Navy on the outbreak of World War II and fought in the British fleet as the ''P611'' class. Two submarines were delivered to the Turks in 1942 in order to bolster Turkish strength against the threat from Nazi Germany and the remaining surviving submarine was delivered to the Turkish Navy after the end of the war in 1945. P615 had been sunk in 1943. The three Turkish boats were scrapped in 1957. ''P614'' and ''P615'' appear in the film ''We Dive at Dawn'' as HMS ''Sea Tiger''. Ships All were built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British U-class Submarine
The British U-class submarines (officially "''War Emergency 1940 and 1941 programmes, short hull''") were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War. The class is sometimes known as the ''Undine'' class, after the first submarine built. A further development was the British V-class submarine of 1942. Background The Royal Navy was limited to no more than of submarines by the London Naval Treaty of 1930. The tonnage limit led to proposals for smaller submarines which was also prompted by trials with larger submarines demonstrating that they were easier to find and lacked manoeuvrability. By coincidence the First World War-vintage H-class submarines used for training in anti-submarine warfare were reaching the end of their useful service. The Rear-Admiral Submarines, Noel Laurence, wanted a class of small, inexpensive boats for training, armed with torpedoes for short-range patrols. In March 1934 wrote a specification for a "Small, Simple, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
