HMS L21

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS L21
OrderedDecember 1916[1]
BuilderVickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down15 September 1917
Launched11 October 1919[1]
FateSold for scrapping, February 1939
General characteristics
Class and typeL-class submarine
Displacement
  • 914 long tons (929 t) surfaced
  • 1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged
Length238 ft 7 in (72.7 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Draught13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Installed power
  • 2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) (diesel)
  • 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) on the surface
Test depth150 feet (45.7 m)
Complement38
Armament

HMS L21 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat was not completed before the end of the war and was sold for scrap in 1939.

  1. ^ a b Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 93.