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	HMS H4, another submarine of the same class
History
United Kingdom
Name	H3
Builder	Canadian Vickers, Montreal
Laid down	11 January 1915
Launched	1 April 1915
Commissioned	3 June 1915
Fate	Sunk, 15 July 1916
General characteristics
Class and type	H-class submarine
Displacement	364 long tons (370 t) surfaced; 434 long tons (441 t) submerged;
Length	150 ft 3 in (45.80 m)
Beam	15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Propulsion	1 × 480 hp (358 kW) diesel engine; 2 × 620 hp (462 kW) electric motors;
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged;
Range	1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged;
Complement	22
Armament	4 × 18 in (457 mm) bow torpedo tubes; 8 × 18 inch torpedoes; 1 × QF 6-pounder gun;

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HMS H3 was a British H-class submarine built by Canadian Vickers Co, Montreal. She was laid down on 11 January 1915 and was commissioned on 3 June 1915. After commissioning she crossed the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Calgarian. She was accompanied by H1, H2 and H4. H3 was mined in the Gulf of Cattaro, Adriatic on 15 July 1916.

Design

Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H3 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] H3 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

^ 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

Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007105588.

External links

'Submarine losses 1904 to present day' - Royal Navy Submarine Museum Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Britain 6-pdr / 8cwt [2.244"/40 (57 mm)] QF Marks I and II

[batcru-2] "H-class". Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[Colledge-3] 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.

[4] 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.

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+Like all pre-''H11'' [[British H-class submarine]]s, ''H3'' had a displacement of {{convert|364|LT|t}} at the surface and {{convert|434|LT|t}} while submerged.<ref name="batcru">{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/h_class1.htm|title=H-class|publisher=Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> It had a total length of {{convert|150|ft|3|in|m|1}}, a beam of {{convert|15|ft|4|in}}, and a draught of {{convert|12|ft|m}}.<ref name="Colledge"/> It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of {{convert|480|hp}} and two electric motors each providing {{convert|320|hp}} power.<ref name="Colledge">{{Cite Colledge2006}} Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 Naval-History] on 20 August 2015.</ref> The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. It would normally carry {{convert|16.4|LT|t}} of fuel and had a maximum capacity of {{convert|18|LT|t}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hpatsubs.htm|title=Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS|publisher=Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines|author=J. D. Perkins|year=1999|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref>
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-''H3'' was mined in the [[Gulf of Cattaro]], [[Adriatic]] on 15 July 1916.
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-* {{cite book |title=Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day |last=Hutchinson |first=Robert |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= }}
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+==External links==
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v t e Holland 602 type submarines
Royal Canadian Navy CH class	CH-14 CH-15
Chilean Navy Chilean H class	H1 ⁄ Guacolda H2 ⁄ Tegualda H3 ⁄ Rucumilla H4 ⁄ Guale H5 ⁄ Quidora H6 ⁄ Fresia
Regia Marina Italian H class	H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies American Holland class	AG-11 AG-12 AG-13 / AG-16 AG-14 AG-15 AG-21 AG-22 AG-23 AG-24 A-3 (AG-25) AG-26
Royal Navy British H class	H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27 H28 H29 H30 H31 H32 H33 H34 H41 H42 H43 H44 H47 H48 H49 H50 H51 H52
United States Navy United States H class	H-1 H-2 H-3 H-4 H-5 H-6 H-7 H-8 H-9
Preceded by: G class Followed by: K class
List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1916
Shipwrecks	6 Jul: HMS E26 8 Jul: Vpered 10 Jul: Impetuoso 14 Jul: USS Hector, U-51 15 Jul: HMS H3 17 Jul: USS Hector 20 Jul: Kasagi 26 Jul: HMS TB 9 Unknown date: U-77
Other incidents	19 Jul: Warrior
1915 1916 1917 June 1916 August 1916