HMS S1 (1914)

HMS S1 was a British submarine built in 1914 based on an Italian design.

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:
  • 265 tons surfaced
  • 324 tons submerged
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:
  • 13 knots (24 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) submerged
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 × 12pdr 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.

Bibliography

  • 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.

References

  1. 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.


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