HMS S1 (1914)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS S1
Builder Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Launched28 February 1914
DecommissionedCeded to Italian Navy 25 October 1915
FateStricken 1919
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 265 tons surfaced
  • 324 tons submerged
Length45.1 m (148 ft 0 in)
Beam4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 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
Range1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) surfaced
Complement18
Armament2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes – 4 torpedoes, 1 × 12-pdr gun

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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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