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Swordfish Class (1916) SS Specification 

Crew :

42. To Swordfish Class (1916) SS  Ships :
Displacement : 932 tons (947 tonnes) surfaced;
1,470 tons (1,494 tonnes) dived.

Dimensions :

231ft 3in x 22ft 9in x 13ft 6in;
(70.5m x 7m x 4.1m).
Range : 3,000nm @ 8.5kts surfaced.

Diving Depth :

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Armament : 2 x 21in (533mm) bow torpedo tubes;
4 x torpedoes carried;
4 x 18in beam torpedo tubes;
8 x torpedo tubes carried;
2 x 3in guns.
Power plant : 2 x 2,000 shp steam turbines with Yarrow boiler;
2 x 1,400 ehp electric motors.

Max Speed :

18kts surfaced;
10kts submerged.
This page last edited - 10 December, 2012.

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