Английская Википедия:HMS Regulus (N88)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Regulus (N88) was a Шаблон:Sclass built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.
Design and description
The Rainbow-class submarines were designed as improved versions of the Шаблон:Sclass and were intended for long-range operations in the Far East. The submarines had a length of Шаблон:Convert overall, a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a mean draft of Шаблон:Convert. They displaced Шаблон:Convert on the surface and Шаблон:Convert submerged. The Rainbow-class submarines had a crew of 56 officers and ratings. They had a diving depth of Шаблон:Convert.[1]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two Шаблон:Convert diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Шаблон:Convert electric motor. They could reach Шаблон:Convert on the surface and Шаблон:Convert underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert submerged.[1]
The boats were armed with six [[British 21 inch torpedo|Шаблон:Convert]] torpedo tubes in the bow and two more in the stern. They carried six reload torpedoes for a grand total of fourteen torpedoes. They were also armed with a QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX deck gun.[2]
Construction and career
Regulus was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness and launched in 1930. Before Second World War she was stationed with Submarine Flotilla #4 on the China station, based out of Hong Kong.
In October 1939 Regulus conducted intelligence-gathering operations in the mouth of the Bungo Strait, off the coast of Japan. It covertly observed Imperial Japanese Navy fleet exercises, including Шаблон:Ship and a brand new Japanese aircraft carrier, likely Шаблон:Ship. It had also entered Shibushi Bay and Osaka Bay via the Kitan Strait, producing photographic intelligence.
Regulus (Lt.Cdr. Frederick Basil Currie, RN) left Alexandria to patrol in the southern Adriatic on 23 November 1940. She was lost with her entire crew on 6 December 1940 whilst on patrol off Taranto, Italy. In all probability she hit a mine.
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References
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- Rainbow-class submarines
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- World War II submarines of the United Kingdom
- Maritime incidents in December 1940
- World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
- Submarines lost with all hands
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