River-class submarine
Type of British submarines in service during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other naval ship classes of the same name, see River class (disambiguation).
The River class, or Thames class, were a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy. Operating during the Second World War, the three boats of the class comprised Thames, Severn and Clyde. All the submarines were named after rivers in the United Kingdom. One was lost during the war and the rest taken out of service following it.
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HMS Thames | |
Class overview | |
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Name | River-class |
Builders | Vickers-Armstrong |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | S class |
Succeeded by | Grampus class |
Cost | circa £500,000 (in 1931-1933) |
Built | 1931-1934 |
In service | 1934-1945 |
In commission | 1934-1945 |
Planned | 20 |
Completed | 3 |
Cancelled | 17 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 345 ft (105 m) |
Beam | 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 11 in (4.85 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced |
Test depth | 300 feet (91 m), entered into records as max depth |
Complement | 61 |
Sensors and processing systems | ASDIC |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | none |
Notes | Last fleet submarine design adopted by the Royal Navy |
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