HMS R1
 R-class submarine
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| Name | HMS R1 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard, Kent |
| Laid down | 4 February 1917 |
| Launched | 25 April 1918 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1918 |
| Fate | Sold, 20 January 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | R class submarine |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 420 long tons (427 t) surfaced 500 long tons (508 t) submerged |
| Length | 163 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Propulsion | list 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 |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) surfaced 14 knots (26 km/h) submerged |
| Endurance | Submerged: 1 hour at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 2 officers and 20 ratings |
| Sensors and processing systems | Bow hydrophone array |
| Armament | list 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.
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References
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- 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.
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