HMS S1 (1914)
HMS S1 was a British submarine built in 1914 based on an Italian design.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS S1 |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock |
| Launched | 28 February 1914 |
| Decommissioned | Ceded to Italian Navy 25 October 1915 |
| Fate | Stricken 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 45.1 m (148 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, Scott-FIAT 6-cyl Diesels, 2 Electric motors, 650 / 400 hp |
| Speed |
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| Range | 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h) surfaced |
| Complement | 18 |
| Armament | 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes - 4 torpedoes, 1 × 12pdr gun |
While on patrol in June 1915 the submarine's engines failed. The crew were able to capture the German fishing trawler Ost and used it to tow the submarine home.
The submarine was transferred to the Italian Royal Navy in October 1915.
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