Technical information
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | 1850 / 2723 BRT |
Length | 345 feet |
Complement | 6 officers + 55 men |
Armament | 1 4" gun 2 MG AA 6 21" torpedo tubes (6 bow) |
Max speed | 22.25 / 10 knots (surfaced/submerged) |
Engines | Diesel / Electric, 2 shafts |
Power | 10000 / 2500 HP (surfaced/submerged) |
Notes on class | This class of submarines was sometimes known as the "Thames" class.
They were designed to operate with the fleet. Thames had a slight different displacement 1805 / 2680 BRT. |
Royal Navy ships of the River class
To see all River class ships click here.
HMS Clyde (N 12) | ||
HMS Severn (N 57) | ||
HMS Thames (N 71) | Lost on 3 Aug 1940 | |
Full wartime service history on this vessel. |
See all Royal Navy Submarine classes.
Hitler's Forgotten Flotillas Lawrence Paterson |
Books dealing with this subject include:
Fight for the Sea, Turner, John Frayn, 2001 |