HMS H3
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS H3 |
| Builder | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Laid down | 11 January 1915 |
| Commissioned | 3 June 1915 |
| Fate | Sunk, 15 July 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | H class submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 363 long tons (369 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × 480 hp (358 kW) diesel engine 2 × 620 hp (462 kW) electric motors |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Range | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) • 4 × 18 in (457 mm) bow torpedo tubes • 8 × 18 inch torpedoes • 1 × QF 6 pounder gun[1] |
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.
References
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
