HMS J5

HMAS J5 in 1919
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS J5
BuilderHM Dockyard, Devonport
Launched9 September 1915
Commissioned6 May 1916
FateTransferred to Australia, 25 March 1919
Australia
NameHMAS J5
Acquired25 March 1919
Decommissioned12 July 1922
FateSunk 4 June 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 J5 (later HMAS J5) was a First World War J class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

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