HMS J1

HMAS J1 in 1919
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS J1
BuilderHM Dockyard at Portsmouth in Hampshire
Launched6 November 1915
FateTransferred to Australia, 25 March 1919
Australia
NameHMAS J1
Acquired25 March 1919
Decommissioned12 July 1922
FateSunk 26 May 1926
General characteristics
Class & typeBritish J-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,210 long tons (1,230 t) (surfaced)
  • 1,820 long tons (1,850 t) (submerged)
Length275 ft (84 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion
  • Three shafts
  • Surfaced: three 12-cylinder diesel engines
  • Submerged: battery-driven electric motors
Speed
  • 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) (surfaced)
  • 9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) (submerged)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Test depth300 ft (91 m) max
Complement44 personnel
Armament
  • six 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
  • (four bow, two beam)
  • one 4 in (102 mm) gun

HMS J1 (later HMAS J1) was a J-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

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