HMS D2

HMS D2
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS D2
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down10 July 1909
Launched25 May 1910
Commissioned29 March 1911
FateSunk, 25 November 1914
General characteristics
Class & typeD-class submarine
Displacement
  • 483 long tons (491 t) (surfaced)
  • 595 long tons (605 t) (submerged)
Length163 ft (50 m) (o/a)
Beam13.6 ft (4.1 m) (o/a)
Installed power
  • 1,750 hp (1,300 kW) (diesel engines)
  • 550 hp (410 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
SpeedSurfaced: 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) Submerged: 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (design); 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) (service)
Range
  • 2,500 nmi (2,900 mi; 4,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 45 nmi (52 mi; 83 km) at 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) (submerged)
Complement25
Armament3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 forward, 1 stern)

HMS D2 was one of eight D-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the first decade of the 20th century.

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