HMS L56
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HMS L56 was a late-model L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. The boat was not completed before the end of the war and was sold for scrap in 1938.
Design and description
L52 and its successors were modified to maximise the number of 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedoes carried in the bow. 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 44 officers and ratings.[2] They had a diving depth of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder Vickers[4] 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. 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"..[1]
The boats were armed with six 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried eight reload torpedoes for a grand total of a dozen torpedoes.[5] They were also armed with two Script error: No such module "convert". deck guns.[2]
Construction and career
HMS L56 was laid down on 16 October 1917 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at their Govan shipyard, launched on 29 May 1919, and completed on 3 September 1919. The boat was sold for scrap on 25 March 1938.
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