Name HMS L22 Laid down 28 November 1917 Construction started 28 November 1917 Length 73 m Draft 4.04 m | Ordered December 1916 Class and type L-class submarine Launched 25 October 1919 Test depth 46 m | |
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Fate Sold for scrapping, 30 August 1935 Displacement 914 long tons (929 t) surfaced
1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged Builders Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
HMS L22 was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat was not completed before the end of the war and was sold for scrap in 1935.
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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 238 feet 7 inches (72.7 m) overall, a beam of 23 feet 6 inches (7.2 m) and a mean draft of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). They displaced 914 long tons (929 t) on the surface and 1,089 long tons (1,106 t) submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 35 officers and ratings. They had a diving depth of 150 feet (45.7 m).
For surface running, the boats were powered by two 12-cylinder Vickers 1,200-brake-horsepower (895 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 600-horsepower (447 kW) electric motor. They could reach 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) underwater. On the surface, the L class had a range of 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
The boats were armed with four 21-inch torpedo tubes in the bow and two 18-inch (45 cm) in broadside mounts. They carried four reload torpedoes for the 21-inch tubes for a grand total of ten torpedoes of all sizes. They were also armed with a 4-inch (102 mm) deck gun.
Construction and career
HMS L22 was laid down on 28 November 1917 by Vickers at their Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, launched on 25 October 1919, and completed on 10 June 1921. L22 was sold to John Cashmore Ltd on 30 August 1935 for scrapping at Newport.