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B Class (1915-1946)
(In English: n/a)

The submarine ÆGIR, the first of five subs of the B Class submarines.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

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Classification

Type:

Submarine

Class:

B Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

8 (B8)

ÆGIR

12/08/1914

07/22/1915

04/26/1933

9 (B9)

RAN

03/30/1915

10/01/1915

08/22/1946

10 (B10)

TRITON

07/29/1915

03/01/1916

08/22/1946

11 (B11)

NEPTUN

12/22/1915

10/01/1016

04/26/1933

12 (B12)

GALATHEA

04/15/1916

01/25/1917

08/22/1946

Comments to the Class

A total number of six subs of this class was planned, however the construction of the sixth sub was cancelled as the 1st World War ended.

Specifications

Built by:

The Naval Dockyard, Copenhagen

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

185 tons (235 tons submerged)

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

40.60 m

3.72 m

2.40 m

Complement:

14 men

Propulsion:

1 ea Diesel Engine 450 Hp
1 ea Electro Engine 340 Hp
1 ea Propeller

Range:

n/a

Armament:

1 ea 57 mm Anti Aircraft Gun
3 ea 45 cm Torpedo Tubes (fore)

Speed:

13.5 knots - surface
9.8 knots - submerged

Additional Notes

None

More Photos

The submarine GALATHEA, last sub of the B Class.
(Photo: Archives of the Royal Danish Naval Museum)

Sources:

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Da Danmarks Flaade blev sænket, by F. H. Kjølsen, Commander s.g., H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1945

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Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

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U-både gennem 75 år - Det danske ubådsvåben 1909-84, by Hans Chr. Bjerg, Hans Chr. Dahlerup Koch and P. B. Nielsen, Forlaget Forum, 1984

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Vore orlogsskibe fra halvfemserne til nu, by Kay Larsen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1932

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Vore Undervandsbåde gennem 50 år (1909-1959), by Commander s.g. R. Steen Steensen, Marinehistorisk Selskabs Skrift no. 5, forlaget Ejnar Munksgaard, 1960

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography