HMS F1

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS F1
Builder Chatham Dockyard
Laid down1 December 1913
Launched31 March 1915
Commissioned14 August 1915
FateBroken up, 1920
General characteristics
Class and type F-class submarine
Displacement
  • 353 long tons (359 t) surfaced
  • 525 long tons (533 t) submerged
Length151 ft (46.0 m)
Beam16 ft 1.25 in (4.91 m)
Draught10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Propulsion2 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
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement19
Armament

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.

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