HMS H29
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Name | HMS H29 |
Builder | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
Laid down | 19 March 1917 |
Launched | 8 June 1918 |
Commissioned | 14 September 1918 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | H class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 171 ft 0 in (52.12 m) |
Beam | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
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Complement | 22 |
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HMS H29 was a
HMS H29 was sunk during trials at Devonport Dockyard following a recent refit on 9 August 1926. Five civilians and one crewman died. H29 was raised and sold in Pembroke Dock on 7 October 1927.
Design
Like all post-H20 British H-class submarines, H29 had a displacement of 423 long tons (430 t) at the surface and 510 long tons (520 t) while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 171 feet (52 m),[2] a beam of 15 feet 4 inches (4.67 m), and a draught of 12 metres (39 ft).[3] It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of 480 horsepower (360 kW) and two electric motors each providing 320 horsepower (240 kW) power.[3] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). It would normally carry 16.4 long tons (16.7 t) of fuel and had a maximum capacity of 18 long tons (18 t).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) and a submerged speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph). Post-H20 British H-class submarines had ranges of 2,985 nautical miles (5,528 km; 3,435 mi) at speeds of 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when surfaced.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- ISBN 978-1-84415-131-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. Retrieved from Naval-Historyon 20 August 2015.
- ^ J. D. Perkins (1999). "Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS". Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Bibliography
- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007105588.