RN Submarines: A Class 1903

[jbryce1437]

This Class comprised 13 submarines, all built by Vickers at Barrow in Furness.
These boats were powered by petrol engines when surfaced and batteries when submerged. Nearly half of the Class were involved in accidents of one sort or another and several saw service in World War One as harbour defence boats.
Many thanks to my old shipmate, QPRDAVE, for the press cuttings

A1 reconstructed.jpg

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HMS A4-2-1903-1920.jpg

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hms a6.jpg

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A8 1905 June 9 Loss of HMSm A 8.jpg

A8 June 21, 1905 Submarine A8 - Court Martial.jpg

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A10 A8 alongside HMS Oynx with HMS forth on background at Devonport RP by Unknown Publisher.jpg

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hms a12.jpg

hms a13.jpg

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[ivorthediver]

Thanks for this new line of information Jim , o you still contact QPRDAVE please as he disappeared from the scene a while ago never to be seen again bless him