Allied Warships


Submarines

T class

58 ships


The T class submarine HMS Torbay.

Technical information

TypeSubmarine
Displacement1090 / 1575 BRT 
Length275 feet 
Complement59 men 
Armament1 4" gun
3 MG AA
10 21" torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 bow external, 2 amidships external firing forward)
16 torpedoes 
Max speed15.25 / 9 knots (surfaced/submerged)
EnginesDiesel / Electric, 2 shafts 
Power2500 / 1450 HP  (surfaced/submerged)
Notes on class

The T class were the designed as replacements for the O, P and R class boats. There size (1325 tons) was kept down to allow more hulls to be built within the tonnage restrictions of the London Treaty. In common with the S class boats they had a very powerful torpedo armament, carried all their fuel internally and were constantly being improved throughout the war. Boats specifically intended for the far east had extra fuel tanks fitted to increase the range.

The specifications as given above is for the first group.
The first T class submarine to be completed, HMS Triton had a slightly different displacement; 1095 / 1579 BRT.
At least two boats from the first group, HMS Tigris and HMS Torbay, had an external stern torpedo tube fitted giving them 11 torpedo tubes. They also carried an extra torpedo.

Further specifications for the later groups;
2nd Group;
Same as the first group except;
Complement: 61 men
Armament
1 4" gun
3 MG AA
11 21" torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 bow external, 2 amidships external firing aft, 1 stern external)
17 torpedoes

3th Group;
Same as the first group except;
Complement: 61 men
Armament:
1 4" gun
1 20mm AA
3 MG AA
11 21" torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 bow external, 2 amidships external firing aft), 1 stern external
17 torpedoes

Unidentified T-class submarine in the Irish Sea. Photograph taken by Charles James Sadler, RCNVR. First Class Stoker, Official number V-4963.  

Royal Navy ships of the T class

To see all T class ships click here.

First Group

HMS Taku (N 38)
HMS Talisman (N 78) (lost 17 Sep 1942)
HMS Tarpon (N 17) (lost 10 Apr 1940)
HMS Tetrarch (N 77) (lost 2 Nov 1941)
HMS Thistle (N 24) (lost 10 Apr 1940)
HMS Thunderbolt (N 25) (lost 14 Mar 1943)
HMS Tigris (N 63) (lost 10 Mar 1943)
HMS Torbay (N 79)
HMS Triad (N 53) (lost 15 Oct 1940)
HMS Tribune (N 76)
HMS Trident (N 52)
HMS Triton (N 15) (lost 18 Dec 1940)
HMS Triumph (i) (N 18) (lost 14 Jan 1942)
HMS Truant (N 68)
HMS Tuna (N 94)

Second Group


HMS Tempest (N 86) (lost 13 Feb 1942)
HMS Thorn (N 11) (lost 6 Aug 1942)
HMS Thrasher (N 37)
HMS Traveller (N 48) (lost 12 Dec 1942)
HMS Trooper (N 91) (lost 17 Oct 1943)
HMS Trusty (N 45)
HMS Turbulent (N 98) (lost 12 Mar 1943)

Third Group


HMS Tabard (P 342)
HMS Talent (i) (P 322) (To the Royal Netherlands Navy as Zwaardvisch)
HMS Talent (ii) (P 343)
HMS Tarn (P 336) (To the Royal Netherlands Navy as Tijgerhaai)
HMS Theban (P 341)
HMS Thor (P 349)
HMS Threat (P 344)
HMS Tiara (P 351)
HMS P 311 (P 311) (lost 8 Jan 1943)
HMS Taciturn (P 334)
HMS Tactician (P 314)
HMS Talent (iii) (P 337)
HMS Tally-Ho (P 317)
HMS Tantalus (P 318)
HMS Tantivy (P 319)
HMS Tapir (P 335)
HMS Taurus (P 339)
HMS Telemachus (P 321)
HMS Templar (P 316)
HMS Teredo (P 338)
HMS Terrapin (P 323)
HMS Thermopylae (P 355)
HMS Thorough (P 324)
HMS Thule (P 325)
HMS Tiptoe (P 332)
HMS Tireless (P 327)
HMS Token (P 328)
HMS Totem (P 352)
HMS Tradewind (P 329)
HMS Trenchant (P 331)
HMS Trespasser (P 312)
HMS Truculent (P 315)
HMS Trump (P 333)
HMS Truncheon (P 353)
HMS Tudor (P 326)
HMS Turpin (P 354)

15 submarines of the T class lost.

Strikeout means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.


T class ships hit by U-boats (1)

10 Apr 1940HMS ThistleSunkU-4


Price of Admiralty, The

Keegan, John

Books dealing with this subject include:

Abandon Ship!, Newcomb, Richard F., 2000
Above Us the Waves, Warren, C.E.T. and Benson, James, 1971 (transl.)
Advance Force - Pearl Harbor, Burlingame, Burl, 2002
Aircraft Versus Submarine, Price, Alfred, 1980 (transl.)
Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two, Rohwer, Jürgen, 1997
Allied Submarines, Watts, Anthony J., 1977
Allied Submarines of World War Two, Poolman, Kenneth, 1990 (transl.)
American Submarine War Patrol Reports: U.S.S. Wahoo (SS-238), McDaniel, J.T. (editor), 2003
American Submarines, Lenton, H.T., 1973
Assault on a Queen, Finney, Jack, 1959
Axis Submarines, Watts, Anthony J., 1977
Bacalao, McDaniel, J.T., 2004
Back from the Deep, LaVO, Carl, 1998
Baltic Assignment, Wilson, Michael, 1985
Battle of the Atlantic, Nesbit, Roy C., 2002



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