HMS H50
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS H50 |
| Builder: | William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir |
| Laid down: | 23 January 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1920 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, July 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | H class submarine |
| Displacement: |
423 long tons (430 t) surfaced 510 long tons (518 t) submerged |
| Length: | 171 ft 0 in (52.12 m) |
| Beam: | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 480 hp (358 kW) diesel engine 2 × 620 hp (462 kW) electric motors |
| Speed: |
11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
2,985 nmi (5,528 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) surfaced 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 22 |
| Armament: |
• 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes • 8 × 21 inch torpedoes |
HMS H50 was a British H class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was laid down on 23 January 1918 and was commissioned on 3 February 1920.
HMS H50 was one of seven ships to survive to the end of World War II . She was sold for scrapping in July 1945 in Troon.
References
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
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