HMS L25
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HMS L25 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was one of five boats in the class to be fitted as a minelayer. The boat survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1935.
Design and description
L9 and its successors were enlarged to accommodate 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedoes and more fuel. The submarine had a length of Script error: No such module "convert". overall, a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a mean draft of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] They displaced Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 38 officers and ratings.[2]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder Vickers[3] Script error: No such module "convert". diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Script error: No such module "convert". electric motor.[1] They could reach Script error: No such module "convert". on the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". underwater. On the surface, the L class had a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]
The boats were armed with four 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reload torpedoes for the 21-inch tubes for a grand total of eight torpedoes.[5] They were also armed with a Script error: No such module "convert". deck gun.[2] L25 was fitted with 14 vertical mine chutes in her saddle tanks and carried one mine per chute.[1]
Construction and career
HMS L25 was built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 25 February 1918 and was commissioned on 13 February 1919.
L25 ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight, on 7 April 1924. She was refloated later that day.[6]
L25 was sold to John Cashmore Ltd for scrapping at Newport, Wales, in 1935. Her ship's bell is in the care of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
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