Submarine of the Royal Navy
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS H24 |
| Builder | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched | 14 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 30 April 1918 |
| Fate | Sold, 4 May 1934 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | H-class submarine |
| Displacement |
- 423 long tons (430 t) surfaced
- 510 long tons (518 t) submerged
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| Length | 171 ft 0 in (52.12 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
- 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
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| 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
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| Complement | 22 |
| Armament | |
HMS H24 was a British H-class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, as part of the Batch 3 H-class submarines. She was launched on 14 November 1917 and was commissioned on 30 April 1918.
H24 was rammed by HMS Vancouver in July 1922 badly damaging her conning tower.
HMS H24 was sold on 4 May 1934 in Sunderland.
Design
Like all post-H20 British H-class submarines, H24 had a displacement of 423 long tons (430 t) at the surface and 510 long tons (520 t) while submerged.[1] It had a total length of 171 feet (52 m),[2] a beam of 15 feet 4 inches (4.67 m), and a draught of 12 metres (39 ft).[3] It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of 480 horsepower (360 kW) and two electric motors each providing 320 horsepower (240 kW) of power.[3] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). It would normally carry 16.4 long tons (16.7 t) of fuel and had a maximum capacity of 18 long tons (18 t).[4]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) and a submerged speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph). Post-H20 British H-class submarines had ranges of 2,985 nautical miles (5,528 km; 3,435 mi) at speeds of 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) when surfaced.[1][3] H24 was fitted with an anti-aircraft gun and four 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight 21-inch torpedoes.[1] It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.[1]
