Английская Википедия:HMS L16

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HMS L16 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1934.

Design and description

L9 and its successors were enlarged to accommodate 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedoes and more fuel. The submarine had a length of Шаблон:Convert overall, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a mean draft of Шаблон:Convert.[1] They displaced Шаблон:Convert on the surface and Шаблон:Convert submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.[2]

For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder Vickers[3] Шаблон:Convert diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Шаблон:Convert electric motor.[1] They could reach Шаблон:Convert on the surface and Шаблон:Convert underwater. On the surface, the L class had a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[4]

The boats were armed with four 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two 18-inch (45 cm) in broadside mounts. They carried four reload torpedoes for the 21-inch tubes for a grand total of ten torpedoes of all sizes.[5] They were also armed with a Шаблон:Convert deck gun.[2]

Construction and career

HMS L16 was laid down on 1 September 1917 by Fairfield at their Govan shipyard, launched on 9 April 1918, and completed on 31 May. During the war, the boat operated from Harwich or Teesport. HMS L16 was sold in February 1934 to Malcolm Brechin, Granton, Edinburgh.

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Gardiner & Gray, p. 93
  2. 2,0 2,1 Akermann, p. 165
  3. Harrison, Chapter 25
  4. Harrison, Chapters 3
  5. Harrison, Chapter 27