HMS H29

Career
Name:	HMS H29
Builder:	Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down:	19 March 1917
Commissioned:	14 September 1918
Fate:	Sunk, 9 August 1926 Sold for scrap, 7 October 1927
General characteristics
Class and 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 H29 was a British H class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 19 March 1917 and was commissioned on 14 September 1918.

HMS H29 was sunk during trials at Devonport Dockyard following a recent refit on 9 August 1926. Five civilians and one crewman died. H29 was raised and sold in Pembroke Dock on the 7 October 1927.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475. 
• Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day. 

Holland 602 type submarine  Royal Canadian Navy CH class CH-14 CH-15  Chilean Navy Chilean H class H1 ⁄ Guacolda H2 ⁄ Tegualda H3 ⁄ Rucumilla H4 ⁄ Guale H5 ⁄ Quidora H6 ⁄ Fresia  Regia Marina Italian H class H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8  Imperial Russian and  Soviet Navies American Holland class AG-11 AG-12 AG-13 / AG-16 AG-14 AG-15 AG-21 AG-22 AG-23 AG-24 AG-25 AG-26 AG-27  Royal Navy British H class H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27 H28 H29 H30 H31 H32 H33 H34 H41 H42 H43 H44 H47 H48 H49 H50 H51 H52  United States Navy United States H class H-1 H-2 H-3 H-4 H-5 H-6 H-7 H-8 H-9

Victims:Edward Hosking;Arthur Truscott;John Fletcher;George Elliot;and Robert William Dalton.