British V-class submarine (1914)

A British V-class submarine
Class overview
Name	V class
Builders	Vickers, Barrow
Operators	Royal Navy
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Displacement	391 tons surfaced 457 tons submerged
Length	45.0 m (147 ft 8 in)
Beam	5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 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
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
Complement	20
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.