H.M.S. Undine
N.48
1938
(Neptun 1172c)
- Class: U class, second group - 15 submarines of 1939
- Displacement: 540 tons surfaced; 730 tons submerged
- Dimensions: 191.5 x 16 x 12.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft , Paxman Ricardo diesels plus electric motors, 615hp/825hp = 11/9 knots
- Armament: 6-21 in. T.T. (4 bow internal, 2 bow external + 4 reloads)
- Complement: 31
- Builder: Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
- Laid Down: 19 Feb 1937
- Launched: 5 Oct 1937
- Completed: 21 Aug 1938
- Notes: Structure aft of conning tower is folded-down wireless mast.
Undine depth charged by German minesweepers M.1201, M.1204 & M.1207 off Heligoland 7 Jan 1940 and scuttled.
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