Nautilus class submarine (1917)
- Nautilus class submarine (1917)
HMS "Nautilus" was the largest submarine built for the Royal Navy at the time and the first to be given a name.
Nautilus was designed in response to recommendations for an overseas submarine displacing 1,000 tons and capable of convert|20|kn|km/h|0. The resulting design changed from the saddle tanks common at the time to a double hull.
The order was given to Vickers in 1912 and her keel was laid down in March 1913. It took until 1917 to complete the vessel but "Nautilus" never became combat operational so she was never given the HMS prefix. "Nautilus" spent most of her life with the 1st Submarine Flotilla at Portsmouth as a depot ship and later as a battery charging vessel. She was renamed N1 in June 1917.
References
"The Royal Navy Submarine Service, A Centennial History", by Antony Preston.
* [http://www.submariners.co.uk/Boats/Barrowbuilt/VNG_Class/index.htm Submariners.co.uk article]
*Colledge
ee also
*List of submarines of the Royal Navy
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