British V class submarine
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The British V class submarine (officially "U-Class Long hull 1941-42 program"[1]) was a class of 34 submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding U-class (short-hull) boats, but had 3/4" pressure plate instead of 1/2" for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling.
[edit] General Characterstics
From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946
- Displacement
- Surfaced - 545 tons standard, 658 tons full load
- Submerged - 740 tons
- Length - 62.33 m (204 ft 6 in)
- Beam - 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Draught - 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
- Machinery
- 2 shaft diesel-electric
- 2 Paxman diesel generators + electric motors
- 615 / 825 hp
- Speed
- 11.25 knots surfaced
- 10 knots submerged
- Armament
- 4 21 inch torpedo tubes - (bow internal), 8 torpedoes
- 1 - 3 inch gun
- Crew - 33
[edit] Ships
(not all completed construction):
- HMS Ulex (P 93)
- HMS Unbridled (P 11)
- HMS Upas (P 92)
- HMS Upshot (P 82)
- HMS Upward (P 16)
- HMS Urtica (P 83)
- HMS Utopia (P 94)
- HMS Vagabond (P 18)
- HMS Vampire (P72)
- HMS Vantage
- HMS Variance (P 85), later the HNoMS Utsira (S301)
- HMS Varne (P 81), later the HNoMS Ula (S300)
- HMS Vehement (P 25)
- HMS Veldt (P 71), completed as RHS Pipinos (Y8)
- HMS Vengeful (P 86)
- HMS Venom (P 27)
- HMS Venturer (P68), later the HNoMS Utstein (S302)
- HMS Verve (P 28)
- HMS Veto (P 88)
- HMS Vigorous (P 74)
- HMS Viking (P 69), later the HNoMS Utvær (S303)
- HMS Vineyard (P 84), completed as FFL Doris (P 84)
- HMS Virile (P 89)
- HMS Virtue (P 75)
- HMS Virulent (P 95)
- HMS Visigoth (P 76)
- HMS Visitant (P 91)
- HMS Vivid (P 77)
- HMS Volatile (P 96)
- HMS Voracious (P 78)
- HMS Vortex (P 87), completed as FFL Morse (P 87)
- HMS Votary (P 29), later the HNoMS Uthaug (S304)
- HMS Vox (P 73)
- HMS Vulpine (P 79)
[edit] References
Allied Warships - Submarine - V Class
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Ulex | Unbridled | Upas | Upshot | Upward | Urtica | Utopia | Vagabond | Vampire | Vantage | Variance | Varne | Vehement | Veldt | Vengeful | Venom | Venturer | Verve | Veto | Vigorous | Viking | Vineyard | Virile | Virtue | Virulent | Visigoth | Visitant | Vivid | Volatile | Voracious | Vortex | Votary | Vox | Vulpine |
| List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy |
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