British L class submarine
The L class submarines were a class of 27 British diesel-electric submarines built for the Royal Navy during World War I. They were larger versions of the successful E class and some survived to serve in the Second World War.
They were built in three groups, with slightly different armament in each group.They carried about 20 tons of their diesel fuel in external tanks, the first Royal Navy submarines to do so.
L-26 was discovered on the seabed near the crash site of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia near Peggys Cove. It had been transferred to Canada during World War II, and had been used to train sonar operators. She was finally scuttled in 1946, and forgotten. [1]
L class submarines
- HMS L1
- HMS L2
- HMS L3
- HMS L4
- HMS L5
- HMS L6
- HMS L7
- HMS L8
- HMS L9
- HMS L10
- HMS L11
- HMS L12
- HMS L14
- HMS L15
- HMS L16
- HMS L17
- HMS L18
- HMS L19
- HMS L20
- HMS L21
- HMS L22
- HMS L23
- HMS L24
- HMS L25
- HMS L26
- HMS L27
- HMS L33
- HMS L52
- HMS L53
- HMS L54
- HMS L55
- HMS L56
- HMS L69
- HMS L71
- Numbers L14-L19, L21-L54 and L69 were never fully commissioned, only serving as reserve and training boats briefly post-war. All numbers not listed were never ordered, or construction was incomplete at the time their order was cancelled.
References
- ^ The Sea Hunters television series, episode 12
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