HMS R1
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HMS R1 was one of 10 R-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. The boat was completed shortly before the end of the war and was sold for scrap in 1923.
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R-class submarine | |
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Name | HMS R1 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard, Kent |
Laid down | 4 February 1917 |
Launched | 25 April 1918 |
Commissioned | 14 October 1918 |
Fate | Sold, 20 January 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | R-class submarine |
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Length | 163 ft 9 in (49.91 m) |
Beam | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
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Range | 2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced; 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged |
Test depth | 150 feet (45.7 m) |
Complement | 2 officers and 20 ratings |
Sensors and processing systems | Bow hydrophone array |
Armament | 6 × bow 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes |
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