British V class submarine

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The British V class submarine (officially "U-Class Long hull 1941-42 program"^[1]) was a class of 34 submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War II. The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding U-class (short-hull) boats, but had 3/4" pressure plate instead of 1/2" for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling.

[edit] General Characterstics

From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946

• Displacement
  • Surfaced - 545 tons standard, 658 tons full load
  • Submerged - 740 tons
• Length - 62.33 m (204 ft 6 in)
• Beam - 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Draught - 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
• Machinery
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 / 825 hp
• Speed
  • 11.25 knots surfaced
  • 10 knots submerged
• Armament
  • 4 21 inch torpedo tubes - (bow internal), 8 torpedoes
  • 1 - 3 inch gun
• Crew - 33

[edit] Ships

(not all completed construction):

• HMS Ulex (P 93)
• HMS Unbridled (P 11)
• HMS Upas (P 92)
• HMS Upshot (P 82)
• HMS Upward (P 16)
• HMS Urtica (P 83)
• HMS Utopia (P 94)
• HMS Vagabond (P 18)
• HMS Vampire (P72)
• HMS Vantage
• HMS Variance (P 85), later the HNoMS Utsira (S301)
• HMS Varne (P 81), later the HNoMS Ula (S300)
• HMS Vehement (P 25)
• HMS Veldt (P 71), completed as RHS Pipinos (Y8)
• HMS Vengeful (P 86)
• HMS Venom (P 27)
• HMS Venturer (P68), later the HNoMS Utstein (S302)
• HMS Verve (P 28)
• HMS Veto (P 88)
• HMS Vigorous (P 74)
• HMS Viking (P 69), later the HNoMS Utvær (S303)
• HMS Vineyard (P 84), completed as FFL Doris (P 84)
• HMS Virile (P 89)
• HMS Virtue (P 75)
• HMS Virulent (P 95)
• HMS Visigoth (P 76)
• HMS Visitant (P 91)
• HMS Vivid (P 77)
• HMS Volatile (P 96)
• HMS Voracious (P 78)
• HMS Vortex (P 87), completed as FFL Morse (P 87)
• HMS Votary (P 29), later the HNoMS Uthaug (S304)
• HMS Vox (P 73)
• HMS Vulpine (P 79)

[edit] References

Allied Warships - Submarine - V Class

V-class submarine

Ulex | Unbridled | Upas | Upshot | Upward | Urtica | Utopia | Vagabond | Vampire | Vantage | Variance | Varne | Vehement | Veldt | Vengeful | Venom | Venturer | Verve | Veto | Vigorous | Viking | Vineyard | Virile | Virtue | Virulent | Visigoth | Visitant | Vivid | Volatile | Voracious | Vortex | Votary | Vox | Vulpine

List of submarines of the Royal Navy List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy