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T-CLASS
submarine
During the 1930s, the
Admiralty of Great Britain decided to replace the
existing overseas patrol submarines of the Oberon,
Parthian, and Rainbow classes, which had performed
poorly. Despite the emphasis placed by the Royal Navy on
surface vessels, construction began in 1934-35 on the
Royal Navy's T Class submarine (or Triton Class) of
diesel-electric submarines. These new submarines were
subjected to strict design guidelines. They required a
strong armament and a patrol duration of at least 42
days for long-distance service. In addition, they were
limited by the London Naval Treaty to a total of 16,500
tons of new construction. The Admiralty built 53 new
subs with a displacement of about 1,575 tons each just
before and during World War II.
The first T-class submarines were 275 feet long and
built with a distinctive bulbous bow to accommodate the
external forward torpedo tubes. However, the bow shape
adversely affected the speed while surfaced, prompting
the Admiralty to build nine slightly modified T-class
submarines with a more streamlined bow shape and the
external bow tubes moved further back.
This primarily wood
model of the
T-class
submarine is
33" long (1/100
scale)
$3,140.
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $350 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit to start the process $900
the
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in less than 6 months.
Learn more about T-class here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_T-class_submarine
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