HMS H2
 A main deck view of HMS H2, looking aft. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS H2 |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Laid down: | 11 January 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 4 June 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold, 7 March 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 • 1 × QF 6 pounder gun[1] |
HMS H2 was a British H-class submarine built by Canadian Vickers, Montreal.
She was laid down on 11 January 1915 and was commissioned on 4 June 1915. After commissioning, H2 crossed the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Calgarian. She was accompanied by H1, H3 and H4.
H2 was sold in Malta on 7 March 1921.
References
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
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