Experimental Submarines
V Class
They were eventually accepted into the Royal Navy and met all their design requirements although having a low level of underwater endurance.
All four were taken out of service in 1919 and broken up (1920 - 1921), after the First World War.
4 Built
V1, V2, V3, V4
Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
1914 - 1915
Technical Information
Displacement:
V1 - 386 sf -
453 sm.
V2 - V4 - 391 sf - 457 sm
V2 - V4 - 391 sf - 457 sm
Length (Metric):
V1 - 43.9
V2 - V4 - 45
V2 - V4 - 45
Breadth (Metric):
5
Draught/Height (Metric):
3.5
Machinery:
8 cylinder Vickers diesels 900hp.
2 Electric Motors 450hp.
2 Electric Motors 450hp.
Speed (kts):
14 sf
8.5 sm
8.5 sm
Oil Supply (tons):
Armament:
2 x 18 inch tubes (bow).
1 x 12pdr gun.
Reloads:4.
1 x 12pdr gun.
Reloads:4.
Range:
1,200 nm sf
50 nm at 5 kts sm
50 nm at 5 kts sm
Complement:
20 Officers and Ratings.