The Chilean submarine Guale was an H-classsubmarine of the Chilean Navy. The vessel was originally ordered by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy as HMS H18, but was handed over to Chile in 1917 as H4.
Guale was a single-hulled submarine, with a pressure hull divided into five watertight compartments. The submarine had a length of 150 feet 9 inches (45.9 m) overall, a beam of 15 feet 9 inches (4.8 m) and a draft of 12 feet 4 inches (3.8 m). She displaced 363 long tons (369 t) on the surface and 434 long tons (441 t) submerged. The H-class submarines had a crew of 22 officers and enlisted men.[1]
The submarine had two propellers, each of which was driven by a 240-horsepower (180 kW) diesel engine as well as a 320-horsepower (239 kW) electric motors. This arrangement gave Guale a maximum speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) while surfaced and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged. She had a range of 1,750 nmi (3,240 km; 2,010 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) while on the surface and 30 nmi (56 km; 35 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) while submerged. The boat had a capacity of 17.5 long tons (17.8 t) of fuel oil. The H-class submarines were equipped with four 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow and carried eight torpedoes.[1]
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H18 was a H-class submarine built by Fore River Yard of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 14 August 1915. Because the United States was neutral (having not yet entered World War I), H18 along with sister shipsH11, H12, H13, H14, H15, H16, H17, H19, and H20 were all interned by the United States government. As a result, H18 was never commissioned into the Royal Navy. Instead, she and H13, H16, H17, H19, and H20 were transferred to the Chilean Navy as partial recompensation for the appropriation of two 28,000-ton dreadnoughts (Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane). Originally named H4 when turned over to Chile in 1917, she was renamed Guale in 1924. She served with the Chilean Navy until she was stricken in 1945.
Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-146-7.
Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-85177-245-5.
April 14, 2024
chilean, submarine, guale, class, submarine, chilean, navy, vessel, originally, ordered, united, kingdom, royal, navy, handed, over, chile, 1917, historychilenameh4builderfore, river, yard, quincy, massachusettslaunched26, july, 1915acquired1917renamedguale, 1. The Chilean submarine Guale was an H class submarine of the Chilean Navy The vessel was originally ordered by the United Kingdom s Royal Navy as HMS H18 but was handed over to Chile in 1917 as H4 HistoryChileNameH4BuilderFore River Yard Quincy MassachusettsLaunched26 July 1915Acquired1917RenamedGuale 1924Stricken1945General characteristicsClass and typeH class submarineDisplacement364 long tons 370 t surfaced 434 long tons 441 t submergedLength150 ft 9 in 45 9 m Beam15 ft 9 in 4 8 m Draught12 ft 4 in 3 8 m Propulsion1 480 bhp 358 kW diesel engine 2 640 hp 477 kW electric motorsSpeed13 knots 24 km h 15 mph surfaced 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph submergedRange2 800 nmi 5 200 km 3 200 mi at 11 kn 20 km h 13 mph surfaced 30 nmi 56 km 35 mi at 5 kn 9 3 km h 5 8 mph submergedComplement22Armament4 18 in 457 mm bow torpedo tubes 8 18 inch torpedoes Contents 1 Description 2 Career 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesDescription editGuale was a single hulled submarine with a pressure hull divided into five watertight compartments The submarine had a length of 150 feet 9 inches 45 9 m overall a beam of 15 feet 9 inches 4 8 m and a draft of 12 feet 4 inches 3 8 m She displaced 363 long tons 369 t on the surface and 434 long tons 441 t submerged The H class submarines had a crew of 22 officers and enlisted men 1 The submarine had two propellers each of which was driven by a 240 horsepower 180 kW diesel engine as well as a 320 horsepower 239 kW electric motors This arrangement gave Guale a maximum speed of 13 knots 24 km h 15 mph while surfaced and 10 5 knots 19 4 km h 12 1 mph submerged She had a range of 1 750 nmi 3 240 km 2 010 mi at 7 knots 13 km h 8 1 mph while on the surface and 30 nmi 56 km 35 mi at 5 kn 9 3 km h 5 8 mph while submerged The boat had a capacity of 17 5 long tons 17 8 t of fuel oil The H class submarines were equipped with four 18 inch 457 mm torpedo tubes in the bow and carried eight torpedoes 1 Career editH18 was a H class submarine built by Fore River Yard of Quincy Massachusetts She was launched on 14 August 1915 Because the United States was neutral having not yet entered World War I H18 along with sister ships H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H19 and H20 were all interned by the United States government As a result H18 was never commissioned into the Royal Navy Instead she and H13 H16 H17 H19 and H20 were transferred to the Chilean Navy as partial recompensation for the appropriation of two 28 000 ton dreadnoughts Almirante Latorre and Almirante Cochrane Originally named H4 when turned over to Chile in 1917 she was renamed Guale in 1924 She served with the Chilean Navy until she was stricken in 1945 See also editList of submarines of the Second World WarNotes edit a b Gardiner amp Gray pp 92 409References editChesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chilean submarine Guale amp oldid 1134792410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
