HMS A3
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 HMS A3 | |
| Career |  Royal Navy |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS A3 |
| Builder: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Laid down: | 6 November 1902 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1903 |
| Commissioned: | 13 July 1904 |
| Fate: | 12 May 1912 sunk as gunnery target |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | A-class submarine |
| Displacement: |
190 long tons (190 t) (surfaced) 207 long tons (210 t) (submerged) |
| Length: | 105.25 ft (32.08 m) |
| Beam: | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| Installed power: |
450 ihp (340 kW) (petrol engine) 150 hp (110 kW) (electric motor) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 16-cylinder Wolseley petrol engine 1 × electric motor 1 × screw |
| Speed: |
10.5 kn (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h) (surfaced) 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h) (submerged) |
| Range: |
360 nmi (410 mi; 670 km) at 10.5 kn (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h) (surfaced) 20 nmi (23 mi; 37 km) at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 11 (2 officers and 9 ratings) |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes (2 torpedoes) |
HMS A3 was an early Royal Navy submarine.
She was a member of the first British A-class of submarines, although slightly bigger than the lead boat, A1. She was built at Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness and was commissioned on 13 July 1904. She was accidentally rammed whilst surfacing by the submarine tender Hazard off the Isle of Wight on 2 February 1912 and sank with the loss of all on board.[1][2] The wreck was salvaged and subsequently sunk as a gunnery target near Portland Bill on 12 May 1912, where she remains today.
See also
References
- ↑
- Innes McCartney (2002). Lost Patrols: Submarine Wrecks of the English Channel.
- ↑ Gray, Edwyn (2003). Disasters of the Deep A Comprehensive Survey of Submarine Accidents & Disasters. Leo Cooper. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-85052-987-5.
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Coordinates: 50°31.41′N 2°11.25′W / 50.52350°N 2.18750°W
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