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Revision as of 15:38, 8 June 2013
Fourteen "G" Class Submarines were completed for the Royal Navy early in the war. G 15, to be built by White, was cancelled in April, 1915.
The design inaugurated the use of 21-in submarine-borne torpedoes in service.
| Overview of 14 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| G 1 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 14 Aug, 1915 | Sold Feb, 1920 | ||
| G 2 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 23 Dec, 1915 | Sold Feb, 1920 | ||
| G 3 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 22 Jan, 1916 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
| G 4 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 23 Oct, 1915 | Sold Jun, 1928 | ||
| G 5 | Chatham Royal Dockyard | 23 Nov, 1915 | Sold Oct, 1922 | ||
| G 6 | Armstrong | 7 Dec, 1915 | Sold Nov, 1921 | ||
| G 7 | Armstrong | 4 Mar, 1916 | Sunk 1 Nov, 1918 | ||
| G 8 | Vickers | 1 May, 1916 | Lost 14 Jan, 1918 | ||
| G 9 | Vickers | 15 Jun, 1916 | Sunk 16 Sep, 1917 | ||
| G 10 | Vickers | 11 Jan, 1916 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
| G 11 | Vickers | 22 Feb, 1916 | Wrecked 22 Nov, 1918 | ||
| G 12 | Vickers | 24 Mar, 1916 | Sold Feb, 1920 | ||
| G 13 | Vickers | 18 Jul, 1916 | Sold Jan, 1923 | ||
| G 14 | Scott | 17 May, 1917 | Sold 11 Mar, 1921 | ||
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.[1]
Torpedoes
- one 21-in tube in stern, two torpedoes
- four 18-in tubes (two forward, two broadside), eight torpedoes
Guns
- one 3-in H.A. gun
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 3, Part 21. pp. 16-17.
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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