HMS H31
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HMS H31 was a British H class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 19 April 1917 and was commissioned on 21 February 1919.
HMS H31 survived until World War II. During the war, she took part in the operation to keep the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in Brest, France in December 1941 before the "Channel Dash" to German homeports in the company of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in February 1942. During the operation, H31 was sunk by unknown causes, but most believe she was mined in the Bay of Biscay after leaving port on 19 December and failing to respond on 24 December 1941.[1]
Design
Like all post-H20 British H-class submarines, H31 had a displacement of Script error: No such module "convert". at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged.[2] It had a total length of Script error: No such module "convert".,[3] a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of Script error: No such module "convert". and two electric motors each providing Script error: No such module "convert". power.[4] The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at Script error: No such module "convert".. It would normally carry Script error: No such module "convert". of fuel and had a maximum capacity of Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and a submerged speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. Post-H20 British H-class submarines had ranges of Script error: No such module "convert". at speeds of Script error: No such module "convert". when surfaced.[2][4] H31 was fitted with an anti-aircraft gun and four Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight Script error: No such module "convert". torpedoes.[2] It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.[2]
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