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The three '''"F" Class Submarines''', were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against the [["S" Class Submarine (1914)|"S"]], [["V" Class Submarine (1914)|"V"]] and [["W" Class Submarine (1914)|"W" class submarines]]. | The three '''"F" Class Submarines''', were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against the [["S" Class Submarine (1914)|"S"]], [["V" Class Submarine (1914)|"V"]] and [["W" Class Submarine (1914)|"W" class submarines]]. | ||
Three additional boats, F 4 to F 6, were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war. | Three additional boats, ''F 4'' to ''F 6'', were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war. | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 12 July 2017
The three "F" Class Submarines, were coastal submarines built to Admiralty design, intended to be evaluated against the "S", "V" and "W" class submarines.
Three additional boats, F 4 to F 6, were projected but cancelled upon outbreak of war.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| F 1 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | Jan, 1913 | 31 Mar, 1915 | Aug, 1915 | Broken up 1920 |
| F 2 | J. S. White | 7 Jul, 1917 | Aug, 1917 | Sold Jul, 1922 | |
| F 3 | Thornycroft | 19 Feb, 1916 | Jul, 1916 | Broken up 1920 | |
Torpedoes
- three 18-in tubes (two forward, one aft), six torpedoes
In 1913, however, eleven 18-in Mark VIII torpedos were specified. It is uncertain whether this allotment was realised.[1]
Guns
- one 2-pdr
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. p. 46.
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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