The F-class submarine was built for the
Royal Navy as a
coastal submarine based on the doubled hulled
V-class submarine (World War I) with very few minor improvements. The only important improvement was the addition of a stern
torpedo tube. The F class were ordered as a successor to the
E-class submarine, but only three were built out of the ten ordered, the first ''F1'' at
Chatham.
During
World War I, the F-class submarines were primarily used for coastal defence. All three survived the war and ended their service as training boats at
Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; gd, Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing ...
. ''F1'' and ''F3'' were scrapped in 1920, ''F2'' was sold in 1922.
Boats
* , launched 1915
* , launched 1917
* , launched 1916
References
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External links
Chatham submariners
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F class submarines, British