| HMS H8 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS H8 |
| Builder: | Canadian Vickers, Montreal |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1915 |
| Commissioned: | June 1915 |
| Fate: | Sold, 29 November 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | H class submarine |
| Displacement: |
363 long tons (369 t) surfaced 434 long tons (441 t) submerged |
| Length: | 150 ft 3 in (45.80 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: |
13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged |
| Range: |
1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 22 |
| Armament: |
• 4 × 18 in (457 mm) bow torpedo tubes • 8 × 18 inch torpedoes |
HMS H8 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. She was laid down on 19 May 1915 and commissioned in June 1915. Like other Canadian-built submarines, she was sailed across the Atlantic for service in the North Sea and as recognition of this she initially remained under the command of her Canadian captain, Lieutenant-Commander B. L. Johnson, R.N.R. with a largely reserve crew. HMS H8 was sold on 29 November 1921 in Arbroath.
References[]
- Robert Hutchinson. Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day.
- William Guy Carr. By Guess and by God.
External links[]
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