HMS H51

Career
Name: HMS H51
Builder: HM Dockyard, Pembroke Dock
Launched: 15 November 1918
Commissioned: 1 September 1919
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 6 June 1924
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 H51 was a British H class submarine built by HM Dockyard, Pembroke Dock. She was laid down on an unknown date, launched on 15 November 1918[1] and commissioned into the British Royal Navy on 1 September 1919.

HMS H51 was sold for scrapping on 6 June 1924 and was then resold on 17 July 1924 to the ship breakers.

References

  1. Carradice, Phil. The Ships of Pembroke Dockyard.