HMS H2
 A main deck view of HMS H2, looking aft.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | H2 |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Laid down | 11 January 1915 |
| Launched | 1 April 1915 |
| Commissioned | 4 June 1915 |
| Fate | Sold, 7 March 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | H-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 150 ft 3 in (45.80 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
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| Complement | 22 |
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HMS H2 was a British H-class submarine built by Canadian Vickers, Montreal. She was laid down on 11 January 1915 and was commissioned on 4 June 1915. After commissioning, H2 crossed the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Calgarian. She was accompanied by H1, H3 and H4. H2 was sold in Malta on 7 March 1921.
Design
[edit]Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H2 had a displacement of 364 long tons (370 t) at the surface and 434 long tons (441 t) while submerged.[2] It had a total length of 150 feet 3 inches (45.8 m), a beam of 15 feet 4 inches (4.67 m), and a draught of 12 feet (3.7 m).[3] It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of 480 horsepower (360 kW) and two electric motors each providing 320 horsepower (240 kW) power.[3] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). It would normally carry 16.4 long tons (16.7 t) of fuel and had a maximum capacity of 18 long tons (18 t).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) and a submerged speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). British H-class submarines had ranges of 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi).[2] H2 was fitted with a 6 pounds (2.7 kg) Hotchkiss quick-firing gun (6-pounder) and four 18 inches (460 mm) torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight 18 inches (460 mm) torpedoes.[2] It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Britain 6-pdr / 8cwt [2.244"/40 (57 mm)] QF Marks I and II
- ^ a b c d "H-class". Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved from Naval-History on 20 August 2015.
- ^ J. D. Perkins (1999). "Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS". Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
References
[edit]- Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007105588.
