HMS H4
HMS H4 was a British H-class submarine built by the Canadian Vickers Co., Montreal. She was laid down on 11 January 1915 and was commissioned on 5 June 1915. After her commissioning, HMS H4 and sister ships, and crossed the Atlantic from St. John's, Newfoundland to Gibraltar being escorted by the armed merchant cruiser. H4 sank the U-boat in the Adriatic on 23 May 1918. She was sold on 30 November 1921 in Malta.Design
Like all pre-H11 British H-class submarines, H4 had a displacement of at the surface and while submerged. It had a total length of, a beam length of, and a draught length of. It contained a diesel engines providing a total power of and two electric motors each providing power. The use of its electric motors made the submarine travel at. It would normally carry of fuel and had a maximum capacity of.
The submarine had a maximum surface speed of and a submerged speed of. British H-class submarines had ranges of. H4 was fitted with a Hotchkiss quick-firing gun and four torpedo tubes. Its torpedo tubes were fitted to the bows and the submarine was loaded with eight torpedoes. It is a Holland 602 type submarine but was designed to meet Royal Navy specifications. Its complement was twenty-two crew members.
