HMS B5
{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}}
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|Ship length={{convert|142|ft|3|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|12|ft|7|in|m|1|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|11|ft|2|in|1|abbr=on}} |Ship power=*{{convert|600|bhp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on}} petrol
|Ship propulsion=*1 × 16-cylinder Vickers petrol engine
|Ship speed=*{{convert|12|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}} surfaced
|Ship range={{convert|1000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|8.7|kn|abbr=on}} on the surface |Ship test depth={{convert|100|ft|1}} |Ship complement=2 officers and 13 ratings |Ship armament=2 × 18 in (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes |Ship notes= }} |
HMS B5 was one of 11 B-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She survived World War I and was sold for scrap in 1921.
Design and description
The B class was an enlarged and improved version of the preceding A class. The submarines had a length of {{convert|142|ft|3|in|m|1}} overall, a beam of {{convert|12|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a mean draft of {{convert|11|ft|2|in|m|1}}. They displaced {{convert|287|LT|t}} on the surface and {{convert|316|LT|t}} submerged. The B-class submarines had a crew of two officers and thirteen ratings.Gardiner & Gray, p. 87
For surface running, the boats were powered by a single 16-cylinder {{convert|600|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} Vickers petrol engine that drove one propeller shaft. When submerged the propeller was driven by a {{convert|180|hp|0|adj=on}} electric motor. They could reach {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|6.5|kn}} underwater. On the surface, the B class had a range of {{convert|1000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|8.7|kn}}.Akermann, p. 123
The boats were armed with two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as they would have to remove an equal weight of fuel in compensation.Harrison, Chapter 27
Construction and career
B5 was built by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, launched 14 November 1905 and completed 25 February 1906. When the war began in 1914, the boat was assigned to defend the Straits of Dover. B5 was sold on 25 August 1921 to AJ Anderson, then sold again on 1 March 1922 to J Smith, Poole.
Notes
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References
- {{cite book|last=Akermann|first=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955|edition=reprint of the 1989|year=2002|publisher=Periscope Publishing|location=Penzance, Cornwall|isbn=1-904381-05-7}}
- {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite web|url=http://rnsubs.co.uk/dits-bits/br-3043.html|title=The Development of HM Submarines From Holland No. 1 (1901) to Porpoise (1930) (BR3043)|last=Harrison|first=A. N.|date=January 1979|publisher=United Kingdom Ministry of Defence|via=RN Subs|accessdate=16 September 2019}}
- {{cite journal |last1=Kemp |first1=Paul |last2=Jung |first2=Peter |title=Five Broken Down B Boats: British Submarine Operations in the Northern Adriatic 1915–1917 |journal=Warship International |date=1989 |volume=XXVI |issue=1 |pages=10–29 |issn=0043-0374|name-list-style=amp}}
- {{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Michael|editor=Roberts, John|title=Warship Volume V|year=1981|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-244-7|pages=38–44, 74–79|chapter=The British 'B' Class Submarine}}
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Category:British B-class submarines
Category:World War I submarines of the United Kingdom
Category:Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness