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+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 44 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P11}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Samuel White]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |14 Oct, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P12}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Samuel White]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Dec, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Collision 4 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P13}} | ||
+ | |[[William Hamilton & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |7 Jun, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P14}} | ||
+ | |[[Charles Connell & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Jul, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P15}} | ||
+ | |[[Workman Clark & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Jan, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P16}} | ||
+ | |[[Workman Clark & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |23 Mar, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P17}} | ||
+ | |[[Workman Clark & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |21 Oct, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P18}} | ||
+ | |[[A. & J. Inglis]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |20 Apr, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P19}} | ||
+ | |[[Northumberland Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |21 Feb, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P20}} | ||
+ | |[[Northumberland Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |3 Apr, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold May, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P21}} | ||
+ | |[[Russell]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |31 Mar, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P22}} | ||
+ | |[[Caird & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |22 Feb, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P23}} | ||
+ | |[[Bartram & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |5 Mar, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P24}} | ||
+ | |[[Harland & Wolff]], Govan | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Nov, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P25}} | ||
+ | |[[Harland & Wolff]], Govan | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |15 Jan, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P26}} | ||
+ | |[[Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |22 Dec, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Mined 10 Apr, 1917 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P27}} | ||
+ | |[[Joseph T. Eltringham & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |21 Dec, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P28}} | ||
+ | |[[J. & G. Thomson]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Mar, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P29}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Dec, 1915 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P30}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |5 Feb, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P31}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Readhead & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |5 Feb, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1926 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P32}} | ||
+ | |[[W. Harkess & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |20 Jan, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P33}} | ||
+ | |[[Napier & Miller]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |8 Jun, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P34}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |22 Mar, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P35}} | ||
+ | |[[Caird & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |29 Jan, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P36}} | ||
+ | |[[Caird & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |25 Oct, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P37}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |28 Oct, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P38}} | ||
+ | |[[Caird & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |10 Feb, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold May, 1938 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P39}} | ||
+ | |[[A. & J. Inglis]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |1 Mar, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Sep, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P40}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Samuel White]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |12 Jul, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Broken up 1938 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P41}} | ||
+ | |[[Bartram & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |23 Mar, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Sep, 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P45}} | ||
+ | |[[William Gray & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Jan, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P46}} | ||
+ | |[[W. Harkess & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |7 Feb, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Oct, 1925 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P47}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Readhead & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |9 Jul, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Oct, 1925 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P48}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Readhead & Sons]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |5 Sep, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold May, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P49}} | ||
+ | |[[J. & G. Thomson]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |19 Apr, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P50}} | ||
+ | |[[Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |25 Nov, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Oct, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P52}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Samuel White]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |28 Sep, 1916 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold May, 1923 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P53}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |8 Feb, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P54}} | ||
+ | |[[Barclay Curle & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |25 Apr, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P57}} | ||
+ | |[[William Hamilton & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 Aug, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |to Egypt 21 May, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P58}} | ||
+ | |[[William Hamilton & Company]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |9 May, 1918 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P59}} | ||
+ | |[[J. Samuel White]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |2 Nov, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Jun, 1938 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{UK-P64}} | ||
+ | |[[A. & J. Inglis]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |30 Aug, 1917 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sold Apr, 1923 | ||
+ | |} | ||
</div name=fredbot:ships> | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
− | + | "P" boats resembled submarines, with a low appearance and ram bow. Large rudders combined with a sprightly hull form ensured high manoeuvrability. | |
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==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
+ | * one 4-in gun forward (a second, aft, in {{UK-P52}}). | ||
+ | * one 2-pdr pom-pom | ||
+ | * two single 14-in torpedo tubes (seemingly fitted to fire at fixed angles on the quarters, these were removed by 1918 to make room for more depth charges{{ARTS1918|p. 84}}) | ||
+ | * two cradles aft for single depth charges | ||
− | + | Many of the 14-in torpedo tubes removed from these boats was fitted in destroyers of the [[Harwich Force]] and [[Dover Patrol]] as fixed tubes firing on the beam.{{ARTS1918|p. 84}} | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [http://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/p-boats-of-the-first-world-war-william-bartram-and-p23/ Blog posting with a diary of the building of P23] | ||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_P_class_patrol_boat}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_P_class_patrol_boat}} | ||
+ | {{refend}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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type=patrol boat | type=patrol boat | ||
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pend= | pend= | ||
order=May 1915{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | order=May 1915{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | builder=[[J | + | builder=[[J. Samuel White]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=14 10 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
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fate=Collision | fate=Collision | ||
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− | launch= | + | launch=7 6 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | launch= | + | launch=4 7 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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− | builder=[[Workman Clark]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Workman Clark & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=21 10 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | launch= | + | launch=20 4 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | builder=[[Northumberland Shipbuilding]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Northumberland Shipbuilding Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=21 2 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
builder=[[Russell]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | builder=[[Russell]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | launch= | + | launch=31 3 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=11 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | builder=[[Caird]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Caird & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=22 2 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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− | launch= | + | launch=5 3 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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builder=[[Harland & Wolff]], Govan{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | builder=[[Harland & Wolff]], Govan{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | launch= | + | launch=24 11 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
builder=" | builder=" | ||
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fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=" | fatedate=" | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
− | builder=[[Tyne Iron Shipbuilding]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=22 12 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Mined | fate=Mined | ||
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− | builder=[[Eltringham]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Joseph T. Eltringham & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=21 12 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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order=" | order=" | ||
− | builder=[[Gray]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[William Gray & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=6 12 15{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=7 23{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | builder=[[Readhead]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[J. Readhead & Sons]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=5 2 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
fatedate=12 26{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=12 26{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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− | builder=[[Harkess]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[W. Harkess & Sons]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=20 1 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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builder=[[Napier & Miller]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | builder=[[Napier & Miller]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | launch= | + | launch=8 6 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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− | builder=[[Barclay Curle]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Barclay Curle & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=22 3 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
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fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | fatedate=12 21{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
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order=Feb 1916{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | order=Feb 1916{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | builder=[[Caird]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Caird & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=29 1 17{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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order=Feb 1916{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | order=Feb 1916{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | ||
− | builder=[[Caird]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[Caird & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=25 10 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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− | builder=[[Gray]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} | + | builder=[[William Gray & Company]]{{Conways1906|p. 96}} |
− | launch= | + | launch=28 10 16{{DittColl|p. 98}} |
fate=Sold | fate=Sold | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 13 July 2019
A total of 43 "P" Boats were completed for patrol work with the Royal Navy. Ten additional vessels (seemingly, Ps 42-44, 51, 55, 56, 60-63) were started but were completed as "PC" Boats.
All were launched between October 1915 and May 1918, but the launch dates we provide are approximate.
Overview of 44 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
P11 | J. Samuel White | 14 Oct, 1915 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P12 | J. Samuel White | 4 Dec, 1915 | Collision 4 Nov, 1918 | ||
P13 | William Hamilton & Company | 7 Jun, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P14 | Charles Connell & Company | 4 Jul, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P15 | Workman Clark & Company | 24 Jan, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
P16 | Workman Clark & Company | 23 Mar, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
P17 | Workman Clark & Company | 21 Oct, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
P18 | A. & J. Inglis | 20 Apr, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
P19 | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company | 21 Feb, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P20 | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company | 3 Apr, 1916 | Sold May, 1923 | ||
P21 | Russell | 31 Mar, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
P22 | Caird & Company | 22 Feb, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P23 | Bartram & Sons | 5 Mar, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P24 | Harland & Wolff, Govan | 24 Nov, 1915 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P25 | Harland & Wolff, Govan | 15 Jan, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P26 | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company | 22 Dec, 1915 | Mined 10 Apr, 1917 | ||
P27 | Joseph T. Eltringham & Company | 21 Dec, 1915 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P28 | J. & G. Thomson | 6 Mar, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P29 | William Gray & Company | 6 Dec, 1915 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P30 | William Gray & Company | 5 Feb, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1923 | ||
P31 | J. Readhead & Sons | 5 Feb, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1926 | ||
P32 | W. Harkess & Sons | 20 Jan, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P33 | Napier & Miller | 8 Jun, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P34 | Barclay Curle & Company | 22 Mar, 1916 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P35 | Caird & Company | 29 Jan, 1917 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
P36 | Caird & Company | 25 Oct, 1916 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
P37 | William Gray & Company | 28 Oct, 1916 | Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
P38 | Caird & Company | 10 Feb, 1917 | Sold May, 1938 | ||
P39 | A. & J. Inglis | 1 Mar, 1917 | Sold Sep, 1922 | ||
P40 | J. Samuel White | 12 Jul, 1916 | Broken up 1938 | ||
P41 | Bartram & Sons | 23 Mar, 1917 | Sold Sep, 1922 | ||
P45 | William Gray & Company | 24 Jan, 1917 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
P46 | W. Harkess & Sons | 7 Feb, 1917 | Sold Oct, 1925 | ||
P47 | J. Readhead & Sons | 9 Jul, 1917 | Sold Oct, 1925 | ||
P48 | J. Readhead & Sons | 5 Sep, 1917 | Sold May, 1923 | ||
P49 | J. & G. Thomson | 19 Apr, 1917 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
P50 | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company | 25 Nov, 1916 | Sold Oct, 1921 | ||
P52 | J. Samuel White | 28 Sep, 1916 | Sold May, 1923 | ||
P53 | Barclay Curle & Company | 8 Feb, 1917 | Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
P54 | Barclay Curle & Company | 25 Apr, 1917 | Sold Feb, 1924 | ||
P57 | William Hamilton & Company | 6 Aug, 1917 | to Egypt 21 May, 1920 | ||
P58 | William Hamilton & Company | 9 May, 1918 | Sold Dec, 1921 | ||
P59 | J. Samuel White | 2 Nov, 1917 | Sold Jun, 1938 | ||
P64 | A. & J. Inglis | 30 Aug, 1917 | Sold Apr, 1923 |
Design
"P" boats resembled submarines, with a low appearance and ram bow. Large rudders combined with a sprightly hull form ensured high manoeuvrability.
Armament
- one 4-in gun forward (a second, aft, in P52).
- one 2-pdr pom-pom
- two single 14-in torpedo tubes (seemingly fitted to fire at fixed angles on the quarters, these were removed by 1918 to make room for more depth charges[1])
- two cradles aft for single depth charges
Many of the 14-in torpedo tubes removed from these boats was fitted in destroyers of the Harwich Force and Dover Patrol as fixed tubes firing on the beam.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 84.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 84.
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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