HMS H9
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS H9 |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers |
| Launched: | 22 May 1915 |
| Commissioned: | June 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold, 30 November 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | H class submarine |
| Displacement: |
363 long tons (369 t) surfaced 434 long tons (441 t) submerged |
| Length: | 150 ft 3 in (45.80 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: |
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 22 |
| Armament: |
• 4 × 18 in (457 mm) bow torpedo tubes • 8 × 18 inch torpedoes |
HMS H9 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. She was laid down on an unknown date and commissioned in June 1915. Launched by J. Grace Gardner at Montréal on 22 May 1915 (according to the ship's bell).
HMS H9 was sold on 30 November 1921 in Malta.
References
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
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