HMS A9
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| Builder: | Vickers Barrow-in-Furness |
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| 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 engine 150 hp electric engine |
| Speed: | 11 knots maximum surfaced
8 knots maximum submerged |
| Range: | 325 miles at 11 knots surfaced 20 miles at 6 knots submerged |
| Complement: | 11 (2 officers and 9 ratings) |
| Armament: | Two 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes, plus two reloads |
HMS A9 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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A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 | A12 | A13 |
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