HMS A11
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd. Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Launched: | 8 March 1905 |
| Commissioned: | 11 July 1905 |
| Fate: | Scrapped May 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | A class submarine |
| Displacement: | 190 tons surfaced, 207 tons submerged |
| Length: | 105.25 ft (32.08 m) |
| Beam: | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| Draught: | 10.5 ft (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion: |
550 hp petrol engine 150 hp (110 kW) electric engine |
| Speed: |
11 knots (20 km/h) maximum surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h) maximum submerged |
| Range: |
325 nautical miles (602 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h) surfaced 20 nautical miles (37 km) at 6 knots (11 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 11 (2 officers and 9 ratings) |
| Armament: | Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, plus two reloads |
HMS A11 was an early Royal Navy submarine.
She was a member of Group Two of the first British A-class of submarines (a second, much different A-class submarine appeared towards the end of the Second World War). As with the other members of her class, she was built at Vickers Barrow-in-Furness.
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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- "A Class (1902) Submarines Class Overview". Maritime Quest. http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/a_class_1902.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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