A-class submarine (1903)
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | A-class |
| Builders | Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Holland class |
| Succeeded by | B-class |
| Completed | 13 |
| General characteristics (A8–A13) | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 105 ft 0+1⁄2 in (32.02 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 8+3⁄4 in (3.88 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) surfaced |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Complement | 11 |
| Armament | 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes (bow, four torpedoes) |
The A-class was the Royal Navy's first class of British-designed submarines. Thirteen were built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness between 1902 and 1905 as an improvement on the US Plunger class.