*British, Pre WW1, HM Submarine D2 – Original Photograph*
Original Photograph of Pre WW1 Submarine D2. This photograph originally formed part of the Lou Britton British Submarine Collection, which was acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in 2007.
Approximate Dimensions: 15.7cm x 10.2cm
HMS D2 was one of eight early 20th-century D-class submarines built for the Royal Navy, featuring improvements over the C-class such as diesel engines, saddle tanks, and increased dimensions. Measuring 162 feet in length with a 20 ft 6 in beam and a 10 ft 10 in draft, she displaced 489 long tons on the surface and 603 long tons submerged, and had a crew of 25. Powered by two 600-hp diesel engines for surface travel (14 knots) and 275-hp electric motors for underwater operations (9 knots), D2 was armed with three 18-inch torpedo tubes (two at the bow, one at the stern) carrying a total of six torpedoes.
Laid down by Vickers at Barrow on 10 July 1909 and commissioned on 29 March 1911, HMS D2 took part in the second Heligoland Bight patrol and fought in the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914. Shortly before being lost, her commander Lt. Cmdr. Jameson was washed overboard off Harwich and replaced by Lt. Cmdr. Head. D2 was rammed and sunk by a German patrol boat off Borkum on 25 November 1914, with no survivors.
The Coplestone Memorial Window in Chester Cathedral commemorates Lt. Cmdr. F. Lewis Coplestone of HMS D2 and Commander A.F. Coplesone-Boughey of HMS Defence.
*Condition*
Excellent used condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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