HMS F1

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS F1
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	1 December 1913
Launched	31 March 1915
Commissioned	14 August 1915
Fate	Broken up, 1920
General characteristics
Class & type	F-class submarine
Displacement	353 long tons (359 t) surfaced 525 long tons (533 t) submerged
Length	151 ft (46.0 m)
Beam	16 ft 1.25 in (4.91 m)
Draught	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesels, 2 electric motors, 900bhp/400shp
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h; 10.07 mph) submerged
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	19
Armament	3 × 18 in (45 cm) torpedo tubes (2 bow/1 stern), 6 torpedoes 1 × 2-pounder deck gun

HMS F1 was a British F-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built at Chatham Dockyard, laid down on 1 December 1913 and launched on 31 March 1915.

F1 was broken up in Portsmouth in 1920.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.