HMS Thistle (N24)

HMS Thistle
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Thistle
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow
Laid down	7 December 1937
Launched	25 October 1938
Commissioned	4 July 1939
Fate	Sunk by U-4 10 April 1940
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General characteristics
Class and type	T-class submarine
Displacement	1,090 tons surfaced 1,575 tons submerged
Length	275 ft (84 m)
Beam	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught	16.3 ft (5.0 m)
Propulsion	Two shafts Twin diesel engines 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) each Twin electric motors 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) each
Speed	15.25 kn (28.24 km/h; 17.55 mph) surfaced 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
Test depth	300 ft (91 m) max
Complement	59
Armament	6 internal forward-facing 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 4 external forward-facing torpedo tubes 6 reload torpedoes 1 x 4 in (102 mm) deck gun

HMS Thistle (N24) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched in October 1938. She was sunk by the German submarine U-4 on 10 April 1940 near Skudenes, Norway.