Forty-two vessels were ordered to this design, all to be built by Vickers-Armstrong at either Barrow-in-Furness or at Walker-on-Tyne, but only 22 were completed. Note that seven of these vessels received 'U' names (conversely, four of the U class had received names beginning with 'V').
The V-class submarines were very similar to the preceding U-class (short-hull) boats, of which they constituted a linear development, but had 3/4-inch pressure hull plating instead of 1/2-inch for deeper diving, also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling.
They were sometimes referred to as Vampire-class submarines after HMS Vampire.[2]
It was one of this class, HMS Venturer(P68), that would go down in history as the only submarine to sink another submarine while submerged - that submarine was the German U-864.
ShipsEdit
The vessels which were ordered are shown below in their programme order (not all completed construction):
The first eight vessels were ordered on 5 December 1941 under that year's programme.
HMS Vantage, cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
HMS Vehement (P25), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
HMS Venom (P27), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
HMS Verve (P28), cancelled 23 January 1944 (never laid down)
Finally, a further ten vessels were ordered under the 1943 Programme, but all of these were cancelled on 20 November 1943; eight of these were never given names.
cancelled
HMS Unbridled (P11), cancelled 20 November 1943 (never laid down)
HMS Upward (P16), cancelled 20 November 1943 (never laid down)
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british, class, submarine, first, world, class, 1914, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspape. For the First World War V class see British V class submarine 1914 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources British V class submarine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The British V class submarine officially U Class Long hull 1941 42 programme was a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War 1 V class profileHMS VoraciousClass overviewNameV classBuildersVickers ArmstrongOperators Royal Navy Free French Naval Forces Royal Danish Navy Royal Hellenic Navy Royal Norwegian NavyPreceded byU classSucceeded byAmphion classPlanned42Completed34 named 8 more never named of which only 22 were completed General characteristicsTypeSubmarineDisplacementSurfaced 545 tons standard 658 tons full load Submerged 740 tonsLength204 ft 6 in 62 33 m Beam16 ft 1 in 4 90 m Draught15 ft 3 in 4 65 m Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric 2 Paxman diesel generators electric motors 615 hp 459 kW 825 hp 615 kW Speed11 25 kn 20 84 km h 12 95 mph surfaced 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph submergedComplement33Armament4 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes bow internal 8 torpedoes 1 3 in gun Contents 1 History 2 Ships 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory EditForty two vessels were ordered to this design all to be built by Vickers Armstrong at either Barrow in Furness or at Walker on Tyne but only 22 were completed Note that seven of these vessels received U names conversely four of the U class had received names beginning with V The V class submarines were very similar to the preceding U class short hull boats of which they constituted a linear development but had 3 4 inch pressure hull plating instead of 1 2 inch for deeper diving also a lengthened stern and fining at the bows to reduce noise and improve underwater handling They were sometimes referred to as Vampire class submarines after HMS Vampire 2 It was one of this class HMS Venturer P68 that would go down in history as the only submarine to sink another submarine while submerged that submarine was the German U 864 Ships EditThe vessels which were ordered are shown below in their programme order not all completed construction The first eight vessels were ordered on 5 December 1941 under that year s programme HMS Venturer P68 HMS Viking P69 HMS Veldt P71 completed as Pipinos Y8 HMS Vampire P72 HMS Vox P73 HMS Vigorous P74 HMS Virtue P75 HMS Visigoth P76 The next eighteen vessels were ordered on 21 May 1942 under that year s programme but six of these were cancelled in early 1944 HMS Vivid P77 HMS Voracious P78 HMS Vulpine P79 HMS Varne P81 HMS Upshot P82 HMS Urtica P83 HMS Vineyard P84 completed as French submarine Doris P84 HMS Variance P85 completed as HNoMS Utsira HMS Vengeful P86 transferred to Greece in 1945 as Greek submarine Delfin Y 9 HMS Vortex P87 completed as French submarine Morse P87 cancelled HMS Veto P88 cancelled 23 January 1944 and scrapped on the slip HMS Virile P89 cancelled 23 January 1944 and scrapped on the slip HMS Visitant P91 cancelled 23 January 1944 never laid down HMS Upas P92 cancelled February 1944 and scrapped on the slip HMS Ulex P93 cancelled February 1944 never laid down HMS Utopia P94 cancelled February 1944 never laid down HMS Virulent P95 HMS Volatile P96 A further six vessels were ordered on 17 November 1942 under the same year s programme but four of these were cancelled on 23 January 1944 HMS Votary P29 HMS Vagabond P18 cancelled HMS Vantage cancelled 23 January 1944 never laid down HMS Vehement P25 cancelled 23 January 1944 never laid down HMS Venom P27 cancelled 23 January 1944 never laid down HMS Verve P28 cancelled 23 January 1944 never laid down Finally a further ten vessels were ordered under the 1943 Programme but all of these were cancelled on 20 November 1943 eight of these were never given names cancelled HMS Unbridled P11 cancelled 20 November 1943 never laid down HMS Upward P16 cancelled 20 November 1943 never laid down Eight more unnamed boatsNotes Edit Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 46 Vampire class SubmarinesReferences Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to British V class submarines Allied Warships Submarine V Class Walters Derek 2004 The History of the British U Class Submarine Leo Cooper ISBN 1 84415 131 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title British V class submarine amp oldid 1176379649 Ships, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
