British V-class submarine (1914)

This article is about the World War I submarine class. For the World War II submarine class, see British V-class submarine.

The British V-class submarines were built by Vickers, Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts, Greenock building the S class and Armstrong Whitworth building the W class.

A British V-class submarine
Class overview
Name	V class
Builders	Vickers, Barrow
Operators	Royal Navy
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	391 tons surfaced 457 tons submerged
Length	45.0 m (147 ft 8 in)
Beam	5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Vickers 8-cyl diesels, 2 electric motors, 900 / 380 hp
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
Complement	20
Armament	2 × 18 inch torpedo tubes – 4 torpedoes 1 × 12-pounder gun

Four V-class submarines were built.

Boats

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Fate
V1	November 1912	23 July 1914	May 1915	Sold November 1921
V2	October 1913	17 February 1915	November 1915	Sold November 1921
V3	January 1914	1 April 1915	January 1916	Sold October 1920
V4	February 1914	25 November 1915	March 1916	Sold October 1920

References

• Preston, Antony (2001). The Royal Navy submarine service : a centennial history. London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 978-0851778914.