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Submarine histories. Royal Navy H class submarines. Submarine website dedicated to the history of H28, H31, H32, H33, H34, H43, H44, H49 and H50 from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of H Class submarines. Photo of H class submarines (left to right) H28, H31, H30, H34 & H48 alongside an unknown destroyer at unknown port ? Joeri Teeuwisse |
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H Class Submarines.
H1 to H10 Built by Vickers in Canada
Displacement: 364 tons on the surface and 434 Tons Submerged. Range 1600 Nautical Miles. Speed: 13 knots on the surface and 11 Knots submerged Compliment: 22 Armament: 4 18-inch Torpedo Tubes in the Bow and carried 6 torpedoes These submarines were very similar in design to the US, H class submarines, the first 10 submarines were ordered form the Bethlehem Steel company, but to get round the US neutrality laws the components were assembled in Montreal at the Vickers yard. They were completed in 1915 and made a new record for the crossing of the Atlantic by a Submarine. |
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H1 | May/June 1915 | Sold in March 1921. | |
H2 | May/June 1915 | Sold in 1921. | |
H3 | May/June 1915 | Mined on 15th July 1916. | |
H4 | May/June 1915 | Sold in November 1921. | |
H5 | May/June 1915 | Sunk while on patrol eight miles off Caernarfon, H5 had been rammed by British Cargo Ship SS Rutherglen 2nd March 1918 thinking it was a U-Boat. H5 was struck in front of its Conning tower and sunk with the loss of the entire crew. U-5 was one of the first wrecks to be given official war grave status. | |
H6 (became Dutch O8) | May/June 1915 | Interned in 1916. and bought by the Dutch in Feb 1916 renamed O8 | |
H7 | May/June 1915 | Sold in November 1921. | |
H8 | May/June 1915 | Sold in November 1921. | |
H9 | May/June 1915 | Sold in November 1921. | |
H10 | May/June 1915 | Lost on 19th January 1918 for reasons unknown. | |
H
Class Submarines H11 to H20 Built by Bethlehem's Fore River Navy
Yard
Displacement: 364 tons on the surface and 434 Tons Submerged. Range 1600 Nautical Miles. Speed: 13 knots on the surface and 11 Knots submerged Compliment: 22 Armament: 4 18-inch Torpedo Tubes in the Bow and carried 6 torpedoes The second batch of submarines were delayed by the US Government, until they entered the war. Six of these submarines were given to Chile to compensate for ships requisitioned by the admiralty (these included battleships) Two others were given to Canada after the war |
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H11 | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Scrapped in 1921. | |
H12 | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Scrapped in 1922. | |
H13 (becoming Chillian Guacolda) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile in 1917. Broken up 1949 | |
H14 (becoming CH.14) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Canada June 1919 as Ch14 finally scrapped 1925 | |
H15 (becoming CH.15) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to .Canada June 1919 as CH15 finally scrapped 1925 | |
H16 (Becoming Tegualda) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile 3rd July 1917. broken up 1945 | |
H17 (Becoming Rucumilla) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Sunk in a accident, with the loss of all crew, raised and back in service until Broken up 1945 | |
H18 (Becoming Quidora) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1945 | |
H19 (Becoming Fresia) | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1953 | |
H20 (Becoming Gaula | Completed 1917 | Held up by the US Government until the USA joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1953 | |
(Improved)
H Class Built at UK Navy and Dockyards
Displacement This improved version of the |H class (using 21 inch Torpedo's) were built in UK yards, but a majority of the fittings, including all the Engines and main motors were produced in the US and shipped to |
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H21 | Built by Vickers 20th October 1917 | Sold for Breaking up July 1926 | |
H22 | Built by Vickers 14th November 1917 | Sold for Breaking up February 1929 | |
H23 | Built by Vickers 29th January 1918 | Sold for Breaking up May 1934 | |
H24 | Built by Vickers 14th November 1917 | Scrapped May 1934 | |
H25 | Built by Vickers 27th April 1918 | Sold to the Breakers 1929 | |
H26 | Built by Vickers 15th November 1917 | Sold to the Breakers April 1928 | |
H27 | Built by Vickers 25th September 1918 | Sold to the Breakers August 1935 | |
H28 | Built by Vickers 12th March 1918 | Sold on 18th August 1944 to be scrapped at Troon. | |
H29 | Built by Vickers 8th June 1918 | Foundered in Dock 9th August 1926 sold to the Breakers August 1935 | |
H30 | Built by Vickers 9th May 1918 | Sold to the breakers August 1935 | |
H31 | Built by Vickers 16th November 1918 | Lost on 18th October 1940. sunk by German patrol vessels off the Dutch Coast | |
H32 | Built by Vickers 19th November 1918 | Sold on 18th October 1944 to be scrapped at Troon. | |
H33 | Built by Cammell Laird 24th August 1918 | Scrapped in October 1944 at Troon. | |
H34 | 5th November 1918 | Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. | |
H35 to H40 were cancelled in October 1917 H41 started but cancelled on the blocks Oct 1917 |
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H42 | Built by Armstrong 21st October 1918 | Sunk in Collision 23rd February 1922 | |
H43 | 3rd February 1919 | Scrapped in November 1944 at Troon. | |
H44 | 17th February 1919 | Scrapped in February 1945 at Troon. | |
H45 and H46 Cancelled October 1917 |
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H47 | Built by Beardmore 19th November 1918 | Sunk in Collision 9th July 1929 | |
H48 | Built by Beardmore 31st March `1919 | Sold to the Breakers August 1935 | |
H49 | 15th July 1919 | Lost on 18th October 1940. sunk by German patrol vessels off the Dutch Coast | |
H50 | 25th October 1919 | Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. | |
H51 | Built at Pembroke Dockyard 15th November 1918 | Sold to the Breakers June 1924 | |
H52 | Built at Pembroke Dockyard | Sold to the Breakers November 1927 | |
Submarine H21, pictured c.1920. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS093 |
HMS Maidstone pictured with Submarines E.32 and H.21 at Hawich around 1920. |
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H 22. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS280 |
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H23 with H34 and another H Class submarine (H44 ?) A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS252 |
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Submarine H24, pictured c.1920. She had a collision with HMS Vancouver in 1922. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS094 |
H 24. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS288 |
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H25 Photographed circa 1923 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS095 |
H25From The Romance of A Submarine (c1930) by G Gibbard Jackson |
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H26, 1925. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2300 |
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HM Sub H 27. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS097 |
H 27. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS291 |
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H28 used for coastal defence photographed around 1922 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS098 |
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H 31. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS282 |
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H32. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS294 |
H32, 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2301 |
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Submarine H32, pictured in the 1930s. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS099 |
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H33 pictured c.1920 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS100 |
H 33. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS292 |
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H34. photographed 1922 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS101 |
H34, May 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2302 |
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Some crew from H42 which was sunk on 23rd March 1922 in collision with destroyer HMS Versatile. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS102 |
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H43 shown of the coast circa 1922 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS103 |
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Submarine H44, pictured off Weymouth c.1927 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS104 |
H44, 1934. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2303 |
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H 47. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS293 |
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Submarine H48, pictured c.1920. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS105 |
H48.Contributed by |
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H49, May 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2304 |
H49, October 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2305 |
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H49 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS106 |
Submarine H49. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS241 |
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H50 pictured c.1935. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS107 |
H50, 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2306 |
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Submarine H52, pictured c.1920 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS108 |
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Canadian built H Class submarines (H1 - H10). Canadian Vickers Yard, Montreal, Canada, June 1915. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS110 |
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H class submarines from the 6th Flotilla with their supply ship (H32, H43, H34 and H44). |
Submarines H43, H25 & L14 possibly at Blyth. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHS109 |
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Reginald Frederick Steed who was a submariner between the wars and was a torpedo instructor at Devonport. Reginald Steed is pictured standing in front of some H boats - H23 and H31, possibly at Devonport early 20s. Sent in by his grandson David Lambert-Martin. | |||
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