British V-class submarine (1914)

The British V-class submarines were built by Vickers, Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts, Greenock building the S class and Armstrong Whitworth building the W class.

This article is about the World War I submarine class. For the World War II submarine class, see British V-class submarine.

A British V-class submarine
Class overview
Name: V class
Builders: Vickers, Barrow
Operators:  Royal Navy
Completed: 4
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • 391 tons surfaced
  • 457 tons submerged
Length: 45.0 m (147 ft 8 in)
Beam: 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: 2 shaft Vickers 8-cyl diesels, 2 electric motors, 900 / 380 hp
Speed:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range: 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
Complement: 20
Armament:
  • 2 × 18 inch torpedo tubes – 4 torpedoes
  • 1 × 12-pounder gun

Four V-class submarines were built.

Boats
  • HMS V1 (Launched – 23 July 1914/Sold for scrapping – November 1921)
  • HMS V2 (Launched – 17 February 1915/Sold for scrapping – November 1921)
  • HMS V3 (Launched – 1 April 1915/Sold for scrapping – October 1920)
  • HMS V4 (Launched – 25 November 1915/Sold for scrapping – October 1920)

References
  • The Royal Navy Submarine Service, A Centennial History, by Antony Preston
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