"S" Class Submarine (1914)

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The three "S" Class Submarines, coastal submarines built to Italian design by Scott, were given to Italy in October, 1915.

Overview of 3 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
S 1 Scott 28 Feb, 1914 to Italy 25 Oct, 1915
S 2 Scott 14 Apr, 1915 to Italy 25 Oct, 1915
S 3 Scott 10 Jun, 1915 to Italy 25 Oct, 1915

These were the first double-hull boats built for the Royal Navy.[1]

Torpedoes

  • two 18-in tubes forward, four torpedoes

Guns

  • one 12-pdr

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. p. 21.

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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