HMS S1 (1914)

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 × 12-pdr gun

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

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 and stricken in 1919.

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.

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.

External links

• S 1 Marina Militare website (in Italian)