HMS H2
{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= HMS H2 main deck view.gif |Ship image size= 300px |Ship caption=A main deck view of HMS H2, looking aft. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name= H2 |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Canadian Vickers, Montreal |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=11 January 1915 |Ship launched=1 April 1915 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=4 June 1915 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship fate=Sold, 7 March 1921 |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship displacement=*{{convert|364|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} surfaced
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|Ship speed=*{{convert|13|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
|Ship range=*{{convert|1600|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced
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HMS H2 was a British H-class submarine built by Canadian Vickers, Montreal. She was laid down on 11 January 1915 and was commissioned on 4 June 1915. After commissioning, H2 crossed the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar escorted by the armed merchant cruiser {{HMS|Calgarian|1913|6}}. She was accompanied by {{HMS|H1||2}}, {{HMS|H3||2}} and {{HMS|H4||2}}. H2 was sold in Malta on 7 March 1921.
Design
Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H2 had a displacement of {{convert|364|LT|t}} at the surface and {{convert|434|LT|t}} while submerged.{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/h_class1.htm|title=H-class|publisher=Battleships-Cruisers, Cranston Fine Arts|access-date=20 August 2015}} It had a total length of {{convert|150|ft|3|in|m|1}}, a beam of {{convert|15|ft|4|in}}, and a draught of {{convert|12|ft|m}}. It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of {{convert|480|hp}} and two electric motors each providing {{convert|320|hp}} power.{{Cite Colledge2006}} Retrieved from [http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritishShips-Dittmar3WarshipsA.htm#10 Naval-History] on 20 August 2015. The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. It would normally carry {{convert|16.4|LT|t}} of fuel and had a maximum capacity of {{convert|18|LT|t}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.gwpda.org/naval/hpatsubs.htm|title=Building History and Technical Details for Canadian CC-Boats and the Original H-CLASS|publisher=Electric Boat Company Holland Patent Submarines|author=J. D. Perkins|year=1999|access-date=20 August 2015}}
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of {{convert|13|kn|km/h mph}} and a submerged speed of {{convert|11|kn|km/h mph}}. British H-class submarines had ranges of {{convert|1600|nmi|km mi}}. H2 was fitted with a {{convert|6|lb}} Hotchkiss quick-firing gun (6-pounder) and four {{convert|18|in}} torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight {{convert|18|in}} torpedoes. It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.
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References
- {{cite book |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Robert |title=Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day |date=2001 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=London |isbn=9780007105588}}
{{Holland 602 type submarine}}
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Category:British H-class submarines
Category:Ships built in Montreal