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British V-class submarines (1914) (2 P) Pages in category "World War I submarines of the United Kingdom" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total.
HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy A-class submarines, the first British-designed class. Holland class. Holland 1, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
First submarines of the Royal Navy A class: 13 HMS A1 19 February 1902 HMS A13 22 June 1908 Royal Navy's first class of British-designed submarines B class: 11 HMS B1 25 October 1904 HMS B11 1906 C class: 38 HMS C1 13 November 1905 HMS C38 10 February 1910 Last class of petrol powered submarines of the Royal Navy
The British Royal Navy M-class submarines were a small class of diesel-electric submarines built during World War I. The unique feature of the class design was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a casemate forward of the conning tower .
HMS E9 was a British E class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow. She was laid down on 1 June 1912 and was commissioned on 18 June 1914. She was laid down on 1 June 1912 and was commissioned on 18 June 1914.
The last surviving E class submarines were withdrawn from service by 1922. All of the first group and some of the second group of the class were completed before the outbreak of World War I. The group 1 boats cost £101,900 per hull. As submarine technology improved, the E class went through several design modifications.
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. Four V-class submarines were built.
First Sea Lord Walter Kerr and the Controller, Rear Admiral Arthur K. Wilson, were convinced of the need to obtain a submarine for the Royal Navy to investigate its capabilities and means to combat submarine attack. [3] No British shipbuilder had experience of constructing submarines, so the Admiralty began negotiations with the Holland Torpedo ...