British H class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
History United Kingdom Name HMS H41 Builder Armstrong Whitworth , Newcastle Upon Tyne Laid down 17 September 1917 Launched 26 July 1918 Commissioned November 1918 Fate Sunk, 18 October 1919 Sold, 12 March 1920 General characteristics Class and type H class submarine Displacement 423 long tons (430 t) surfaced 510 long tons (518 t) submerged Length 171 ft 0 in (52.12 m) Beam 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) Propulsion Speed 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged Range 2,985 nmi (5,528 km) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) surfaced 130 nmi (240 km) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged Complement 22 Armament
HMS H41 was a British H class submarine built by Armstrong Whitworth , Newcastle Upon Tyne , England . She was laid down on 17 September 1917 and was commissioned in November 1918.
The submarine was moored in a dock basin at Blyth (NZ319816 ), a few yards from the 6,620 ton depot ship Vulcan . The ex-cruiser was in harbour for repairs to her main engines and during the afternoon she built up a head of steam and began to carry out a slow-speed trial. In the restricted waters of the dock basin the suction from the depot-ship's propellers drew the submarine towards her and, despite the efforts of both crews to keep the two vessels apart, Vulcan ' s screws struck the stern of the submarine, cut through her outer casing and sliced open the pressure hull. H41 sank quickly as the sea rushed in and the crew were lucky to escape.[1]
HMS H41 was raised and was then sold on 12 March 1920 in Sunderland .
Hutchinson, Robert (2001). Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day . London: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007105588 .
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1919
Shipwrecks 1 Jan: HMY Iolaire 21 Jan: UC-40 30 Jan: Nimrod 7 Feb: HMS Erin's Isle 8 Feb: U-16 10 Feb: UC-91 18 Feb: Mirabeau 20 Feb: UC-71 22 Feb: U-21 7 Mar: HNoMS Thor 6 Apr: SMS Vulkan 15 Apr: U-118 17 Apr: USS Freehold 26 April: Narval , Kit , Kashalot 27 Apr: USS Courtney , USS Otis W. Douglas 28 Apr: USS Gypsum Queen , USS James April (unknown date): Borets za Svobodu 4 May: HMS Cupar 5 May: SMS Leipzig 2 Jun: Rucumilla 9 Jun: HMS L55 16 Jun: HMS Kinross 18 Jun: Oleg 21 Jun: Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow – SMS Bayern , SMS Bremse , SMS Brummer , SMS Cöln , SMS Dresden , SMS Derfflinger , SMS Emden , SMS Friedrich der Grosse , SMS G38 , SMS G39 , SMS G40 , SMS Hindenburg , SMS Grosser Kurfürst , SMS Kaiser , SMS Kaiserin , SMS Karlsruhe , SMS König , SMS König Albert , SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm , SMS Markgraf , SMS Moltke , SMS Prinzregent Luitpold , SMS S32 , SMS S36 , SMS S50 , SMS Seydlitz , SMS V45 , SMS V46 , SMS Von der Tann , SMS G102 28 Jun: Duchess of Richmond Jun (unknown date): Erinpura 27 Jul: USS May 30 Jul: USS G-2 13 Aug: Basilicata 18 Aug: Dvina 1 Sep: HMS Vittoria 4 Sep: HMS Verulam 8 Sep: Valbanera 9 Sep: USS St. Sebastian , USS SP-471 10 Sep: USS Coco , USS Katherine K. , USS Patrol No. 1 , USS Sea Hawk 11 Sep: USS Helena I 16 Sep: HMS M25 , HMS M27 , West Arvada 29 Sep: ML-18 , ML-62 , ML-191 , Ossifrage 30 Sep: August Helmerich 3 Oct: Frank O'Connor 7 Oct: Sizergh Castle 9 Oct: Daram 17 Oct: SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I 18 Oct: HMS H41 21 Oct Gavriil 31 Oct: Fazilka 13 Nov: Council Bluffs 22 Nov: Myron 24 Nov: Poltava 12 Dec: USS Kerwood 18 Dec: Cufic Unknown date: UB-14 Other incidents
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