Английская Википедия:British V-class submarine
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship class overviewШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsThe British V-class submarine (officially "U-Class Long hull 1941–42 programme") was a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.[1]
History
Forty-two vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed. Note that seven of these vessels received 'U' names (conversely, four of the U class had received names beginning with 'V').
The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding U-class (short-hull) boats, of which they constituted a linear development, but had 3/4-inch pressure hull plating instead of 1/2-inch for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling.
They were sometimes referred to as Vampire-class submarines after Шаблон:HMS.[2]
It was one of this class, Шаблон:HMS, that would go down in history as the only submarine to sink another submarine while submerged - that submarine was the German Шаблон:GS.
Ships
The vessels which were ordered are shown below in their programme order (not all completed construction):
The first eight vessels were ordered on 5 December 1941 under that year's programme.
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS, completed as Pipinos (Y8)
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
The next eighteen vessels were ordered on 21 May 1942 under that year's programme, but six of these were cancelled in early 1944.
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- HMS Vineyard (P84), completed as Шаблон:Ship
- Шаблон:HMS, completed as HNoMS Utsira
- Шаблон:HMS, transferred to Greece in 1945 as Шаблон:Ship
- Шаблон:HMS, completed as Шаблон:Ship
- cancelled
- HMS Veto (P88), cancelled 23 January 1944 and scrapped on the slip
- HMS Virile (P89), cancelled 23 January 1944 and scrapped on the slip
- HMS Visitant (P91), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
- HMS Upas (P92), cancelled February 1944 and scrapped on the slip
- HMS Ulex (P93), cancelled February 1944 (never laid down)
- HMS Utopia (P94), cancelled February 1944 (never laid down)
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
A further six vessels were ordered on 17 November 1942 under the same year's programme, but four of these were cancelled on 23 January 1944.
- Шаблон:HMS
- Шаблон:HMS
- cancelled
- HMS Vantage, cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
- HMS Vehement (P25), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
- HMS Venom (P27), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
- HMS Verve (P28), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
Finally, a further ten vessels were ordered under the 1943 Programme, but all of these were cancelled on 20 November 1943; eight of these were never given names.
- cancelled
- HMS Unbridled (P11), cancelled 20 November 1943 (never laid down)
- HMS Upward (P16), cancelled 20 November 1943 (never laid down)
- Eight more unnamed boats
Notes
References
Шаблон:British V class submarine Шаблон:WWII British ships
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–46
- ↑ Vampire-class Submarines
