HMS H24 explained

HMS H24 was a British H-class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, as part of the Batch 3 H-class submarines. She was launched on 14 November 1917 and was commissioned on 30 April 1918.

H24 was rammed by in July 1922 badly damaging her conning tower.

HMS H24 was sold on 4 May 1934 in Sunderland.

Design

Like all post-H20 British H-class submarines, H24 had a displacement of 423LT at the surface and 510LT while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 171feet,[2] a beam of 15feet, and a draught of . It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing of power.[3] 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.[4]

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13kn and a submerged speed of 10.5kn. Post-H20 British H-class submarines had ranges of 2985nmi at speeds of 7.5kn when surfaced.[1] [3] H24 was fitted with an anti-aircraft gun and four 21inches torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight 21-inch 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]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gardiner . Robert . Gray . Robert . Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921 . 1985 . Conway Maritime Press . London . 0-85177-245-5 . 92.
  2. Book: Derek Walters. The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine. 2004. Casemate Publishers. 978-1-84415-131-8. 2–.
  3. Retrieved from Naval-History on 20 August 2015.
  4. 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.