HMS D3
HMS D3 was a D-class submarine of the British Royal Navy, one of eight of this class. D3 was built by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness works in 1910–1911, being launched on 17 October 1910 and completed on 30 August 1911.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS D3 |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 15 March 1910 |
| Launched | 17 October 1910 |
| Commissioned | 30 August 1911 |
| Fate | Sunk 12 March 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | D-class submarine |
| Displacement | Surfaced: 483 tons / Submerged: 595 tons |
| Length | 163.0 ft (49.7 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) (oa) |
| Propulsion | 550 hp electric 1750 hp diesel twin screws |
| Speed | Surfaced:14.0 kn / Dived: 10.0 (design) 9.0 (service) |
| Range | Surface: 2500 nmi at 10 kn / Submerged:45 nmi at 5 knots |
| Complement | 25 |
| Armament | 3x18 in (46 cm) torpedo tubes (2 bow, 1 stern) |
D3 was active during the First World War, carrying out patrols in the North Sea and German Bight in the early years of the war, before transferring to anti-submarine patrols off Ireland in 1917 and to operations in the English Channel in 1918. D3 was sunk in a friendly fire incident by the French airship AT-0 off Dieppe on 12 March 1918, with the loss of all her crew.
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