HMS L33
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HMS L33 was a British L-class submarine built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend, laid down in September 1917, launched in May 1919, and completed in December 1920. She was armed with six torpedo tubes, and had a top speed of Script error: No such module "convert". while surfaced. She had an uneventful career that included a deployment to the China Station in 1928. Obsolescent by the early 1930s, L33 was sold in February 1932 and broken up.
Description
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L33 was Script error: No such module "convert". long overall and she had a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert". at normal loading. She displaced Script error: No such module "convert". surfaced and Script error: No such module "convert". submerged. Her propulsion system consisted of two diesel engines for use while surfaced and two corresponding electric motors for use submerged. The diesel engines were rated at Script error: No such module "convert"., while the electric motors produced Script error: No such module "convert".. She could cruise at Script error: No such module "convert". while surfaced and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged. While running on the surface at Script error: No such module "convert"., the ship could cruise for a range of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
L33 was armed with a primary armament of four Script error: No such module "convert". torpedo tubes in the bow. These were supplied with eight torpedoes in total. Two additional, Script error: No such module "convert". tubes were located on the broadside, with a single torpedo apiece. She was also equipped with a Script error: No such module "convert". deck gun for use whilst surfaced. The gun was mounted on a revolving platform on the bridge level to increase its range and permit it to engage surfaced enemy submarines beyond torpedo range and in heavier seas. She had a crew of thirty-eight.[1][2]
Service history
L33 was built at the Swan Hunter shipyard; she was laid down on 26 September 1917, and she was launched on 29 May 1919. Fitting-out was completed on 22 December 1919.[1][3] After construction was completed, she underwent sea trials on the Tyne, which included both submerged and surface trials.[2] On 16 March 1926, L33 collided with another unknown vessel, though there were no injuries in the incident.[4]
In 1928, L33 was assigned to the China Station, along with her sister ships Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[5] By the 1930s, the L-class submarines had become obsolescent, and so most of them were removed from the Royal Navy's inventory. Accordingly, L33 was sold for scrapping in February 1932 and subsequently broken up.[1][6]
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