HMS ''H50'' was a
British H class submarine built by
William Beardmore and Company,
Dalmuir. She was laid down on 23 January 1918 and was commissioned on 3 February 1920. She had a complement of 22 crew members. HMS ''H50'' was one of seven ships to survive to the end of
World War II
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. She was sold for scrapping in July 1945 in
Troon
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Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...
.
Design
Like all post-''H20''
British H-class submarine
The British H-class submarines were Holland 602 type submarines used by the Royal Navy. The submarines constructed for the British Royal Navy between 1915 and 1919 were designed and built in response to German boats which mined British wate ...
s, ''H50'' 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 engine providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing power.
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Naval-History
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 . Post-''H20'' British H-class submarines had ranges of at speeds of when surfaced.
''H50'' was fitted with an
anti-aircraft gun
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
and four
torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.
There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units (also referred to as torpedo launchers) installed aboa ...
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 22 crew members.
See also
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List of submarines of the Second World War
This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945.
Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the At ...
References
Bibliography
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British H-class submarines
Ships built on the River Clyde
1919 ships
World War II submarines of the United Kingdom
Royal Navy ship names