HMS ''H9'' was a
British H-class submarine
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built by the
Canadian Vickers Co.,
Montreal
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. She was laid down on an unknown date and commissioned in June 1915. Launched by J. Grace Gardner at Montréal on 22 May 1915 (according to the
ship's bell
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).
HMS ''H9'' was sold on 30 November 1921 in
Malta
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. It had a complement of twenty-two crew members, a length of , and a surfaced range of at .
Design
Like all pre-''H11''
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, ''H9'' 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.
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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 . British H-class submarines had ranges of at speeds of .
''H9'' was fitted with a
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quick-firing gun
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(6-pounder) and four
torpedo tube
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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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British H-class submarines
Ships built in Montreal
1915 ships
World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
Royal Navy ship names