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|country=United Kingdom | |||
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|name=''A9'' | |||
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|builder=[[Vickers#Vickers.2C Sons .26 Maxim|Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd.]] [[Barrow-in-Furness]] | |||
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|laid_down=1903 | |||
|launched=8 March 1905 | |||
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|commissioned=8 May 1905 | |||
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|fate=Sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]], 1920 | |||
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|class={{sclass2|A|submarine (1903)|0}} [[submarine]] | |||
|displacement=*{{convert|190|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} surfaced | |||
*{{convert|206|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged | |||
|length={{convert|105|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} | |||
|beam={{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on|1}} | |||
|height= | |||
|draught={{convert|10|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on|1}} | |||
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|power=*{{convert|600|bhp|lk=in|abbr=on}} ([[petrol engine]]) | |||
*{{convert|150|hp|abbr=on}} ([[electric motor]]) | |||
|propulsion=*1 × 16-cylinder Wolseley petrol engine | |||
*1 × electric motor | |||
|speed=*{{convert|11|kn|lk=in}} surfaced | |||
*{{convert|6|kn}} submerged | |||
|range={{convert|500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}} surfaced | |||
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|complement=2 officers and 9 ratings | |||
|armament=2 × [[British 18 inch torpedo|18-inch (45 cm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s | |||
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'''HMS ''A9''''' was an {{sclass2|A|submarine (1903)|0}} [[submarine]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the first decade of the 20th century. After surviving World War I, she was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in 1920. | '''HMS ''A9''''' was an {{sclass2|A|submarine (1903)|0}} [[submarine]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the first decade of the 20th century. After surviving World War I, she was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in 1920. | ||
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Design and description
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The boats were armed with two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They could carry a pair of reload torpedoes, but generally did not as doing so that they had to compensate for their weight by an equivalent weight of fuel.[3]
Construction and career
A9 was ordered as part of the 1903–04 Naval Programme from at Vickers.[4] She was laid down at the shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in 1903, launched on 8 February 1905 and completed on 8 May 1905.[2]
On 15 July 1908, under the command of Lieutenant Clifford Warren, A9 was part of a flotilla of seven Royal Navy submarines making passage from Portland Harbour to Dover accompanied by the Apollo-class cruiser Aeolus.[5] When passing abeam Folkstone it was noticed that A9 was having difficulty keeping station within the formation and assistance was sent from Aeolus. Due to a technical malfunction of a valve a leak of carbon monoxide had occurred within the submarine, which rendered the six-man crew unconscious. Second in command Lieutenant Eric Groves made several attempts to enter the hull and initiate a rescue but was subsequently overcome by the fumes.[5] With the use of wet cloths to cover his face a further attempt was made. This proved to be successful and Lt. Groves managed to cut the fuel supply to the submarine's engines, but in turn also fell unconscious.[5] However, by doing so a rescue party from Aeolus were able to enter the hull and effect the extraction of the sailors, including Lt. Groves who was found slumped over the engine.[5]
Notes
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