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  1. 100 YEARS OF BARROW-BUILT RN SUBMARINES, 1901-2001
  2. M CLASS, 1916-1932
  3.  
  4. MAIN PARTICULARS
  5.  
  6. Length overall                    259 ft 9 in
  7. Beam                                24 ft 8 in
  8. Depth, pressure hull            18 ft 8 in 
  9. Displacement,
  10.   surface                           1594 tons
  11.   submerged                      1946 tons
  12. Diving depth                      200 ft
  13. No. of shafts                     2
  14. Propellers                          3 blades, 5 ft 10 in diameter
  15. Speed, surface:
  16.   design                            16 knots 
  17.   service                           15 knots 
  18. Speed, submerged:
  19.   design                            10 knots
  20.   service                           8 to 9 knots
  21. Endurance, surface:
  22.   design                            2500 miles at 16 knots
  23.   service                           2000 miles (full power)
  24.                                        4500 miles (maximum)
  25. Endurance, submerged:
  26.   design                            10 miles at 10 knots
  27.   service                           9 miles at 8+ knots
  28. Armament                         * 4 18-inch bow tubes
  29.                                        (8 torpedoes carried)
  30.                                        1 12-inch gun
  31.                                        1 3-inch gun
  32. Complement:
  33.   design                            64
  34.  
  35. * In M3 these were replaced by four 21-inch bow tubes, which were responsible for an overall increase in length of 10 feet.
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  37. ┬⌐ BAE SYSTEMS 2001