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  1. 100 YEARS OF BARROW-BUILT RN SUBMARINES, 1901-2001
  2. RIVER CLASS, 1929-1945
  3.  
  4. MAIN PARTICULARS     Thames Class
  5.  
  6. Length overall                   345 ft
  7. Beam                              28 ft 3 in
  8. Depth, pressure hull          18 ft 3 in 
  9. Displacement,
  10.   surface                         2165 tons
  11.   submerged                    2680 tons
  12. Diving depth                    300 feet
  13. No. of shafts                   2
  14. Propellers                        Details unknown
  15. Speed, surface:
  16.   design                           21.75 knots 
  17.   service                          22.5 knots 
  18. Speed, submerged:
  19.   design                           10 knots
  20.   service                          10.5 knots
  21. Endurance, surface:
  22.   design                           10 000 miles at 8 knots
  23.   service                          16 100 miles (maximum)
  24. Endurance, submerged:
  25.   design                           10 miles at 10 knots
  26.   service                          13 miles at 10 knots
  27.                                       118 miles at 4 knots
  28. Armament                        6 21-inch bow tubes
  29.                                       (12 torpedoes carried)
  30.                                       1 4-inch QF gun
  31. Complement:
  32.   design                           61
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  34. ┬⌐ BAE SYSTEMS 2001
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