The F-class submarine was built for the
Royal Navy
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as a
coastal submarine
A coastal submarine or littoral submarine is a small, maneuverable submarine with a shallow draft (hull), draft well suited to navigating coastal channels and harbors. Although size is not precisely defined, coastal submarines are larger than mi ...
based on the doubled hulled
V-class submarine (World War I) with very few minor improvements. The only important improvement was the addition of a stern
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 ...
. The F class were ordered as a successor to the
E-class submarine, but only three were built out of the ten ordered, the first ''F1'' at
Chatham.
During
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, the F-class submarines were primarily used for coastal defence. All three survived the war and ended their service as training boats at
Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre Peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.
The 2018 populatio ...
. ''F1'' and ''F3'' were scrapped in 1920, ''F2'' was sold in 1922.
Boats
* , launched 1915
* , launched 1917
* , launched 1916
References
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External links
Chatham submariners
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