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HMS A10

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Royal Navy Ensign

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General Characteristics
Displacement:190 tons surfaced, 207 tons submerged
Length:105.25 feet (32 m)
Beam:12.75 feet (3.9 m)
Draught:10.5 feet (3.2 m)
Propulsion:550 HP petrol engine150 HP electric engine
Speed:11 knots maximum surfaced8 knots maximum submerged
Range:325 miles at 11 knots surfaced20 miles at 6 knots submerged
Complement:13 (2 officers and 9 ratings)
Armament:Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, plus two reloads
HMS A10 was an early Royal Navy submarine.

She was a member of Group Two of the first British A-class of submarines (a second, much different A-class submarine appeared towards the end of the Second World War). Like all members of her class, she was built at Vickers Barrow-in-Furness.



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