HMS S1 was a British submarine built in 1914 based on an Italian design.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS S1 |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
| Launched | 28 February 1914 |
| Decommissioned | Ceded to Italian Navy 25 October 1915 |
| Fate | Stricken 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Scott-FIAT 6-cyl Diesels, 2 Electric motors, 650 / 400 hp |
| Speed |
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| Range | 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) surfaced |
| Complement | 18 |
| Armament | 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes – 4 torpedoes, 1 × 12-pdr gun |
While on patrol in June 1915 the submarine's engines failed.[1] The crew were able to capture the German fishing trawler Ost and used it to tow the submarine home.[1]
The submarine was transferred to the Italian Royal Navy in October 1915.
References
edit- ^ a b Tall, J.J; Paul Kemp (1996). HM Submarines in Camera An Illustrated History of British Submarines. Sutton Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 0-7509-0875-0.
Bibliography
edit- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
External links
edit- S 1 Marina Militare website (in Italian)
