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  1. 100 YEARS OF BARROW-BUILT RN SUBMARINES, 1901-2001
  2. U AND V CLASSES, 1936-1958
  3.  
  4. MAIN PARTICULARS    U Class (Group 1)       U Class (Group 2)      V Class
  5.  
  6. Length overall                     190 ft 7 in                          195ft 6 in                          203 ft 5 in
  7. Beam                                 15 ft 9 in                           15 ft 9 in                           15ft 9 in 
  8. Depth                                 15 ft 9 in                           15 ft 10 in                         15 ft 9 in 
  9. Displacement,
  10.   surface                       630 tons                            648 tons                           660 tons 
  11.   submerged                  730 tons                            735 tons                           740 tons 
  12. Diving depth                       200 feet                             200 feet                           300 feet
  13. No. of shafts                      2                                       2                                     2
  14. Speed, surface:
  15.   design                        11.5 knots                          11.5 knots                        12.5 knots 
  16. Speed, submerged:
  17.   design                         9 knots                              9 knots                            9 knots 
  18. Endurance, surface:
  19.   design                        4050 miles at 10 knots         4050 miles at 10 knots       4700 miles at 10 knots 
  20. Endurance, submerged:
  21.   design                        23 miles at 8 knots              23 miles at 8 knots            30 miles at 9 knots 
  22.                                         170 miles at 2.5 knots          170 miles at 2.5 knots 
  23. Armament                          (i)  4 21-inch bow tubes         4 21-inch bow tubes            4 21-inch bow tubes 
  24.                                         (8 torpedoes carried)             (8 torpedoes carried)           (8 torpedoes carried)
  25.                                         (ii) 1 3-inch gun                     1 3-inch gun                       1 3-inch gun
  26.                                         3 0.303-inch machine-guns     3 0.303-inch machine-guns   3 0.303-inch machine-guns
  27. Complement:
  28.   design                       33                                        33                                    37
  29.  
  30. (i) The first seven U Class submarines had two additional external bow tubes installed and carried 10 torpedoes.
  31. (ii) Undine and Unity, which were not fitted with the 3-inch gun, had 27-man complements.
  32.  
  33. ┬⌐ BAE SYSTEMS 2001