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A Class (1904) SS
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| Ship | Pennant No |
Commissioned. | Decommission/ Loss |
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Group 1 |
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A1 |
A1 |
18-Mar-1904 | 1911 | Rammed and sunk after collision with steamship Berwick Castle, 1 mile off Nab Tower, Portsmouth with loss of all crew. Raised 18-Apr-1904 and used for experiments in hull resistance to explosions. Sunk 18-Mar-1911, raised, but wrecked without crew aboard off Selsey Bill Aug-1911. Wreck discovered 1989. |
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A2 |
A2 |
26-Mar-1904 | 1920? | Foundered after grounding, Bomb Ketch Lake, Portsmouth Jan-1920. Sold as scrap 10-Nov-1925. |
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A3 |
A3 |
9-May-1904? | 1912 | Rammed and sunk by submarine tender HMS Hazard off Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight 2-Feb-1912 with loss of all crew. Raised and sunk as target, Portland Bay Apr-1912. Wreck discovered Feb-1994. |
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A4 |
A4 |
17-July-1904 | 16-Jan-1920 | Sunk during signals exercise off Spithead, Portsmouth 16-Oct-1905 no casualties. Raised and returned to service. Paid off and scrapped 16-Jan-1920. |
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A5 |
I15 |
16-Feb-1905 | 1920 | Damaged in petrol fumes explosion , Queenstown, alongside HMS Hazard 16-Feb-1905. Loss of 5 crew. Paid off and broken up Portsmouth Dockyard 1920. |
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A6 |
I16 |
23-Apr-1905 | 1916 | Sold for scrapping 16-Feb-1920. |
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A7 |
I17 |
16-Jan-1904 | 16-Jan-1914 | Stuck in mud and sunk off Whitsand Bay, Cornwall with loss of all crew. |
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A8 |
I18 |
8-May-1905 | 8-Oct-1920 | Sank off Plymouth 8-June-1905 with loss of 15 crew. Raised and recommissioned. Sold 8-Oct-1920. |
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A9 |
I19 |
8-May-1905 | 1919 | Sold for scrapping 16-Jan-1920. |
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A10 |
I10 |
3-June-1905 | 1919 | Sank 17-Mar-1917 while moored alongside HMS Pactolus, Eghaton Dock, Ardrossan. Refloated. Scrapped Plymouth Dockyard 1-Apr-1919. |
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A11 |
I01 |
11-July-1905 | 1920 | Scrapped Portsmouth Dockyard May-1920. |
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A12 |
I02 |
23-Sep-1905 | 16-Jan-1920 | Sold 16-Jan-1920. |
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A13 |
I03 |
22-June-1908 | 1920 | First RN submarine to be powered by a diesel engine. Broken up 1920. |
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A14 |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Cancelled. Completed as B1. |
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02 April, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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