HMS J2

HMAS J2 in 1920
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS J2
BuilderHM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched6 November 1915
FateTransferred to Australia, 25 March 1919
Australia
NameHMAS J2
Acquired25 March 1919
Decommissioned12 July 1922
FateSunk 1 June 1926
General characteristics
Class and typeBritish J-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,210 long tons (1,230 t) (surfaced)
  • 1,820 long tons (1,850 t) (submerged)
Length275 ft (84 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
  • Three shafts
  • Surfaced: three 12-cylinder diesel engines
  • Submerged: battery-driven electric motors
Speed
  • 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Test depth300 ft (91 m) max[citation needed]
Complement44 personnel
Armament
  • six 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
  • (four bow, two beam)
  • one 4 in (102 mm) gun

HMS J2 (later HMAS J2) was a J-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.