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The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"L" Class Submarines''' were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.{{Conways1906|pp. 93, 94}} | The [[Royal Navy]]'s '''"L" Class Submarines''' were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.{{Conways1906|pp. 93, 94}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 2 March 2020
L-2 underway, perhaps on her trials.[1]
The Royal Navy's "L" Class Submarines were completed between November, 1917 and some well after the war.[2]
The boats were designed and produced as enlarged versions of the successful "E" class boats.[3]
| Overview of 35 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| L 1 | Vickers | Apr, 1916 | 10 May, 1917 | Nov, 1917 | Sold 1930 |
| L 2 | Vickers | Apr, 1916 | 6 Jul, 1917 | Dec, 1917 | Sold 1930 |
| L 3 | Vickers | 1 Sep, 1917 | Jan, 1918 | Sold 1931 | |
| L 4 | Vickers | 17 Nov, 1917 | Feb, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | |
| L 5 | Swan Hunter | 26 Jan, 1918 | May, 1918 | Sold 1931 | |
| L 6 | William Beardmore & Company | 14 Jan, 1918 | Sold 1935 | ||
| L 7 | Cammell Laird | 24 Apr, 1917 | Dec, 1917 | Sold 1930 | |
| L 8 | Cammell Laird | 7 Jul, 1917 | Mar, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1930 | |
| L 9 | William Denny & Brothers | 29 Jan, 1918 | May, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1927 | |
| L 10 | William Denny & Brothers | 24 Jan, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sunk 30 Oct, 1918 | |
| L 15 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 16 Jan, 1918 | Mar, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
| L 16 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 9 Apr, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | |
| L 18 | Vickers | 21 Nov, 1918 | Sold Oct, 1936 | ||
| L 19 | Vickers | 4 Feb, 1918 | Sold 1937 | ||
| L 20 | Vickers | 23 Sep, 1918 | Sold Jan, 1935 | ||
| L 21 | Vickers | 11 Oct, 1919 | Sold Feb, 1939 | ||
| L 22 | Vickers | 25 Oct, 1919 | Sold Aug, 1935 | ||
| L 23 | Vickers | 1 Jul, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
| L 24 | Vickers | 19 Feb, 1919 | Collision 14 Jan, 1924 | ||
| L 26 | Vickers | 29 May, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
| L 27 | Vickers | 14 Jun, 1919 | Sold 1946 | ||
| L 32 | Vickers | 23 Aug, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1920 | ||
| L 33 | Swan Hunter | 25 Sep, 1919 | Sold 1932 | ||
| L 11 | Vickers | 26 Feb, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
| L 12 | Vickers | 16 Mar, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1932 | |
| L 14 | Vickers | 10 Jun, 1918 | Jun, 1918 | Sold May, 1934 | |
| L 17 | Vickers | 13 May, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1934 | ||
| L 25 | Vickers | 13 Feb, 1919 | Sold 1935 | ||
| L 52 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 18 Dec, 1918 | Sold 1935 | ||
| L 53 | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company | 12 Aug, 1919 | Sold 1938 | ||
| L 54 | William Denny & Brothers | 20 Aug, 1918 | Sold 1938 | ||
| L 55 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 21 Sep, 1918 | Dec, 1918 | Sunk 9 Jun, 1919 | |
| L 56 | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 29 May, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1938 | ||
| L 69 | William Beardmore & Company | 6 Dec, 1918 | Sold Feb, 1939 | ||
| L 71 | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | 17 May, 1919 | Sold Mar, 1938 | ||
Radio
By war's end, all boats of "E" class and later were given 3 kilowatt Poulsen wireless sets, affording ranges of 200 miles submarine-to-submarine, and 300-400 miles between shore stations and submarines. Reception of shore stations of 400 miles was common, and high power shore stations could be received over 500-600 miles.[4]
Torpedoes
L 1 Group:
- six 18-in tubes (4 forward, 2 broadside), ten torpedoes
L 9 Group:
- four 21-in bow, eight torpedoes
- two 18-in broadside, two torpedoes
L 9 Group Minelayers:
- four 21-in bow
- 16 mines (only 14 in L 25)
L 50 Group:
- six 21-in forward, 12 torpedoes
Guns
Though the plan incorporated a 3-in 20 cwt gun on a disappearing mounting,[5] but as built the armament seemed to vary.[6]
Initially, L 1:
- one 3-in H.A. gun on disappearing mounting
Initially, L 2 to L 8:
- unknown (varied)
Eventually, all L 1 Group
- one 4-in
L 9 Group:
- one 4-in gun on foredeck or on bridge (allegedly from L 12 onward, but one source indicates L 9)[7]
L 50 Group:
- two 4-in Q.F. on bridge level
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. Plate 9.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 93, 94.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 6.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 28. p. 19.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 91.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. drawing on p. 93.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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| L 1 | L 2 | L 3 | L 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 5 | L 6 | L 7 | L 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 9 Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 9 | L 10 | L 15 | L 16 | L 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 19 | L 20 | L 21 | L 22 | L 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 24 | L 26 | L 27 | L 32 | L 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| L 11 | L 12 | L 14 | L 17 | L 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 50 Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 52 | L 53 | L 54 | L 55 | L 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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