Submarine of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS M4.
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History |
United Kingdom |
Name | HMS M4 |
Builder | Armstrong Whitworth |
Laid down | 1917 |
Launched | 2 July 1919 |
Fate | Sold as an incomplete hulk, 30 November 1921 |
General characteristics (as designed) |
Class and type | M-class submarine |
Displacement |
- 1,594 long tons (1,620 t) surfaced
- 1,946 long tons (1,977 t) submerged
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Length | 305 ft 9 in (93.19 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m) |
Propulsion |
- 2 × 12-cylinder Vickers 1,200 hp (890 kW) diesel engines
- 4 × 800 hp (600 kW) electric motors
- 2 × 3-blade 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) diameter propellers
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Speed |
- 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced
- 8–9 kn (15–17 km/h) submerged
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Range |
- Surfaced:
- 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
- 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
- Submerged:
- 9 nmi (17 km) at 17 kn (31 km/h)
- 80 nmi (150 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h)
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
Complement | 62 |
Armament | |
HMS M4 was an M-class submarine of the Royal Navy built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, and laid down in 1917. M4 was cancelled and sold as an incomplete hulk on 30 November 1921.
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