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HMS A9

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General Characteristics
Displacement: 190 tons surfaced, 207 tons submerged
Length: 105.25 feet (32 m)
Beam: 12.75 feet (3.9 m)
Draught: 10.5 feet (3.2 m)
Propulsion: 550 HP petrol engine 150 HP electric engine
Speed: 11 knots maximum surfaced 8 knots maximum submerged
Range: 325 miles at 11 knots surfaced 20 miles at 6 knots submerged
Complement: 13 (2 officers and 9 ratings)
Armament: Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, plus two reloads

HMS A9 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). Like all members of her class, she was built at Vickers Barrow-in-Furness.


British A-class submarine
A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 | A12 | A13

List of submarines of the Royal Navy

List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy

 


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