HMS ''H10'' was a British H-class

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built by the Canadian Vickers Co.,

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. She was laid down on an unknown date and was commissioned in June 1915. HMS ''H10'' was lost in the

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on 19 January 1918. She had a complement of twenty-two crew members, a length of , and a surfaced range of at .

Design

Like all pre-''H11''

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s, ''H10'' had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing power. Retrieved fro
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on 20 August 2015. The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at . It would normally carry of fuel and had a maximum capacity of . The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . British H-class submarines had ranges of at speeds of . ''H10'' was fitted with a Hotchkiss

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(6-pounder) and four

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s. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight torpedoes. It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.

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'Submarine losses 1904 to present day' - Royal Navy Submarine Museum
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