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|16 May, 1908
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|Expended 23 Oct, 1918
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|25 May, 1910
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|Sunk 25 Nov, 1914
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|17 Oct, 1910
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|Sunk 15 Mar, 1918
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|27 May, 1911
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|Sold Dec, 1921
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|28 Aug, 1911
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|Mined 3 Nov, 1914
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|23 Oct, 1911
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|Torpedoed 26 Jun, 1918
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|14 Jan, 1911
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|23 Sep, 1911
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Revision as of 14:27, 19 May 2013

The Royal Navy's eight "D" Class Submarines entered service between 1908 and 1911.

They were significantly larger than the preceding classes and, with twice the endurance offered the British their first plausible ocean-going submarines.

Torpedoes

  • three 18-in tubes (two forward and one stern), six torpedoes

Guns

in D 4 only:

  • one 12-pdr

See Also

Footnotes

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).


"D" Class Submarine
Vickers Boats
  D 1 D 2 D 3  
  D 4 D 5 D 6  
Chatham Boats
  D 7 D 8  
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