:::: Naval Vessels - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SUBMARINES
R CLASS x 4
Code - N6612
£1.35
Class - 27
Date - 1917
Description - “R “ CLASS SUBMARINES x 4 N6612
Class of 27 U.S. submarines R1-R27., completed
1918 to 1920. 18 survived to WW2 with three R3,
R17 & R19 being transferred to the RN in 1941/42.
Displacement 569 tons/680 tons
(R21-27) 510 tons/583 tons
Dimensions 186 ½ ‘ x 18’ x 14’
Armament 1 x 3”
Torpedo Tubes 4 x 21” (18” in R21-27)
Speed 13 ½ knots/10 ½ knots
(R21-R27) 14 knots/11 knots
