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  1. 100 YEARS OF BARROW-BUILT RN SUBMARINES, 1901-2001
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  3. HOW THEY HAVE GROWN: HOLLAND 1 (1901) AND HMS VENGEANCE (1999)
  4.  
  5.                                         HOLLAND I                               HMS VENGEANCE
  6.  
  7. Length Overall                    63ft 10in                                   492ft
  8. Breadth                             11ft 10in                                    39ft 4in
  9. Displacement,
  10.   surface                           113 tons
  11.   submerged                      122 tons                                     15900 tonnes 
  12. Max Diving Depth              100 feet                                      In excess of 300 feet
  13. Speed,
  14.   surface                           7.4 knots
  15.   submerged                       6 knots                                      In excess of 25 knots 
  16. Endurance
  17.   submerged                      20 nautical miles                         40+ circumnavigations of the globe 
  18.                                         at 5 knots                                  before refuelling after 9-10 years.
  19. Armament                         One 18-inch bow tube                  Four reloadable 21-inch bow tubes 
  20.                                         (3 torpedoes carried)                   Sixteen Trident II D5 missile tubes
  21. Main Machinery                  One 160hp petrol engine              One nuclear pressurized water-cooled
  22.                                         One 74hp main motor                  reactor providing steam for geared 
  23.                                                                                         turbines.
  24. Complement,
  25.   design                             2 officers 5 ratings                     2 crews each of 21 officers 115 ratings 
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  27. ┬⌐ BAE SYSTEMS 2001