HMS L54

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS L54
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down	14 June 1917
Launched	20 August 1919
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 2 February 1939
General characteristics
Class and type	L-class submarine
Displacement	960 long tons (980 t) surfaced; 1,150 long tons (1,170 t) submerged;
Length	235 ft (71.6 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Draught	13 ft 2 in (4.0 m)
Installed power	2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) (diesel); 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric);
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines; 2 × electric motors;
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced; 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged;
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) on the surface
Test depth	150 feet (45.7 m)
Complement	44
Armament	6 × bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 × 4-inch deck guns;

HMS L54 was a late-model L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. The boat was not completed before the end of the war and was sold for scrap in 1939.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS L54
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Laid down	14 June 1917
Launched	20 August 1919
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 2 February 1939
General characteristics
Class and type	L-class submarine
Displacement	960 long tons (980 t) surfaced 1,150 long tons (1,170 t) submerged
Length	235 ft (71.6 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Draught	13 ft 2 in (4.0 m)
Installed power	2,400 bhp (1,800 kW) (diesel) 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) (electric)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 2 × electric motors
Speed	17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) on the surface
Test depth	150 feet (45.7 m)
Complement	44
Armament	6 × bow 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × 4-inch deck guns

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HMS L54

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