HMS H10 explained

HMS H10 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. She was laid down on an unknown date and was commissioned in June 1915.

HMS H10 was lost in the North Sea on 19 January 1918. She had a complement of twenty-two crew members, a length of 171feet, and a surfaced range of 1600nmi at 10kn.

Design

Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H10 had a displacement of 364LT at the surface and 434LT while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 150feet, a beam of 15feet, and a draught of 12feet. It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing power.[2] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at 11kn. It would normally carry 16.4LT of fuel and had a maximum capacity of 18LT.[3]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13kn and a submerged speed of 11kn. British H-class submarines had ranges of 1600nmi at speeds of 10kn.[1] H10 was fitted with a Hotchkiss quick-firing gun (6-pounder) and four torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight torpedoes.[1] It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: H-class. Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts. 20 August 2015.
  2. Retrieved from Naval-History on 20 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS. Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines. J. D. Perkins. 1999. 20 August 2015.