| HMS H29 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS H29 |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down: | 19 March 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 14 September 1918 |
| Fate: |
Sunk, 9 August 1926 Sold for scrap, 7 October 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 H29 was a British H class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 19 March 1917 and was commissioned on 14 September 1918.
HMS H29 was sunk during trials at Devonport Dockyard following a recent refit on 9 August 1926. Five civilians and one crewman died. H29 was raised and sold in Pembroke Dock on the 7 October 1927.
References[]
- Hutchinson, Robert. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
The original article can be found at HMS H29 and the edit history here.
Victims:Edward Hosking;Arthur Truscott;John Fletcher;George Elliot;and Robert William Dalton.