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Holland 602 type submarine
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The Holland 602 type submarine, also known as the H-class submarine, was one of the most numerous submarines of World War I. The type was designed by the Electric Boat Co. of the United States, but most of the boats were built abroad: in Canada by the subsidiary of the British Vickers company and in British shipyards.
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![]() USS H-3 served as the prototype for the class | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Vickers Canada |
Operators | |
In service | 1915 |
In commission | - 1950 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 46 m (150.9 ft) |
Beam | 4.9 m (16.1 ft) |
Draught | 3.8 m (12.5 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × propeller shafts |
Speed |
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Complement | 32 |
Sensors and processing systems | Fessenden transducer |
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Operators included the United States Navy, the Chilean Navy, the Royal Navy (33 submarines), the Imperial Russian Navy, the Soviet Navy, the Italian Regia Marina, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Dutch Navy and the navy of the short-lived Ukrainian State.