British V-class submarine (1914)

This article is about the World War I submarine class. For the World War II submarine class, see British V-class submarine.

A British V-class submarine
Class overview
NameV class
BuildersVickers, Barrow
Operators Royal Navy
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • 391 tons surfaced
  • 457 tons submerged
Length45.0 m (147 ft 8 in)
Beam5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion2 shaft Vickers 8-cyl diesels, 2 electric motors, 900 / 380 hp
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
Complement20
Armament
  • 2 × 18 inch torpedo tubes – 4 torpedoes
  • 1 × 12-pounder gun

The British V-class submarines were built by Vickers, Barrow during World War I in response to Scotts, Greenock building the S class and Armstrong Whitworth building the W class.

Four V-class submarines were built.