Jump to content

HMS R1: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m Unlinking full-dates. Details here. Codes: BRreg(×4)
add infobox, cat
Line 1: Line 1:
{|{{Infobox Ship Begin}}
'''HMS ''R1''''' was a [[British R class submarine]] built at [[Chatham Dockyard]]. She was laid down on the 4 February 1917 and launched 25 April 1918 by Lady Sturdee. ''R1'' was commissioned on the 14 October 1918. She came too late to see any combat in [[World War I]] like most of the other R class submarines. ''R1'' was sold on the 20 January 1923 to J Smith.
{{Infobox Ship Image
|Ship image=[[Image:R class submarine.svg|300px|R-class submarine]]
|Ship caption=R-class submarine
}}
{{Infobox Ship Career
|Hide header=
|Ship country=
|Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|UK|naval}}
|Ship name=HMS ''R1''
|Ship ordered=
|Ship awarded=
|Ship builder=[[Chatham Dockyard]], [[Kent]]
|Ship original cost=
|Ship yard number=
|Ship way number=
|Ship laid down=4 February 1917
|Ship launched=25 April 1918
|Ship sponsor=
|Ship christened=
|Ship completed=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=14 October 1918
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship renamed=
|Ship reclassified=
|Ship refit=
|Ship struck=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship homeport=
|Ship identification=
|Ship motto=
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=
|Ship captured=
|Ship fate=Sold, 20 January 1923
|Ship notes=
|Ship badge=
}}
{{Infobox Ship Characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship class=[[British R class submarine|R class]] [[submarine]]
|Ship tonnage=
|Ship displacement={{convert|420|LT|t|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} surfaced<br/>{{convert|500|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length={{convert|163|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|16|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught={{convert|11|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship decks=
|Ship deck clearance=
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=8-cylinder [[diesel engine]], {{convert|480|hp|kW|abbr=on}}<br/>2 × [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|1200|hp|kW|abbr=on}} total<br>Single electric motor for low speed running<br/>One shaft
|Ship speed={{convert|9.5|kn|km/h}} surfaced<br/>{{convert|14|kn|km/h}} submerged
|Ship range=
|Ship endurance=Submerged: 1 hour at {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}
|Ship test depth=
|Ship complement=2 officers and 20 [[naval rating|rating]]s
|Ship sensors=Bow [[hydrophone]] array
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=6 × {{convert|18|in|mm|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (forward)<br/>12 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|Mark VIII 18 inch torpedo]]es (inc. reloads)
|Ship armour=
|Ship notes=
}}
|}
'''HMS ''R1''''' was a [[British R class submarine]] built at [[Chatham Dockyard]]. She was laid down on 4 February 1917 and launched on 25 April 1918 by Lady Sturdee. ''R1'' was commissioned on 14 October 1918. She came too late to see any combat in [[World War I]] like most of the other R class submarines. ''R1'' was sold on 20 January 1923 to J. Smith.


==References==
==References==
*''Submarines, war beneath the waves, from 1776 to the present day''. By Robert Hutchinson.
*Hutchinson, Robert, ''Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day''
*{{Colledge}}
*{{Colledge}}


Line 8: Line 77:
[[Category:British R class submarines]]
[[Category:British R class submarines]]
[[Category:Royal Navy ship names]]
[[Category:Royal Navy ship names]]
[[Category:1918 ships]]


{{UK-mil-submarine-stub}}
{{UK-mil-submarine-stub}}

Revision as of 10:55, 13 April 2010

R-class submarine
R-class submarine
History
NameHMS R1
BuilderChatham Dockyard, Kent
Laid down4 February 1917
Launched25 April 1918
Commissioned14 October 1918
FateSold, 20 January 1923
General characteristics
Class and typeR class submarine
Displacementlist error: <br /> list (help)
420 long tons (427 t) surfaced
500 long tons (508 t) submerged
Length163 ft (50 m)
Beam16 ft (4.9 m)
Draught11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
8-cylinder diesel engine, 480 hp (360 kW)
2 × electric motors, 1,200 hp (890 kW) total
Single electric motor for low speed running
One shaft
Speedlist error: <br /> list (help)
9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) surfaced
14 knots (26 km/h) submerged
EnduranceSubmerged: 1 hour at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement2 officers and 20 ratings
Sensors and
processing systems
Bow hydrophone array
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
6 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes (forward)
12 × Mark VIII 18 inch torpedoes (inc. reloads)

HMS R1 was a British R class submarine built at Chatham Dockyard. She was laid down on 4 February 1917 and launched on 25 April 1918 by Lady Sturdee. R1 was commissioned on 14 October 1918. She came too late to see any combat in World War I like most of the other R class submarines. R1 was sold on 20 January 1923 to J. Smith.

References

  • Hutchinson, Robert, Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, from 1776 to the Present Day
  • 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.