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HMS H25

HMS H25 was a British H-class submarine built by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, as part of the Batch 3 subgroup. She was launched on 27 April 1918 and was commissioned on 16 July 1918. The submarine had a complement of twenty-two crew members. HMS H25 was sold on 19 February 1929 and was broken up in Charlestown, Fife.

Design

Like all post-H20 British H-class submarines, H25 had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of , a beam of , and a draught of . It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing power. The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at . It would normally carry of fuel and had a maximum capacity of .

The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of . Post-H20 British H-class submarines had ranges of at speeds of when surfaced. H25 was fitted with an anti-aircraft gun and four torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bow and the submarine was loaded with eight torpedoes. It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.

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