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J-class submarine

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The J-class submarines were seven submarines developed by the Royal Navy prior to the First World War in response to claims that Germany was developing submarines that were fast enough to operate alongside surface fleets. [1]

49 relations: Action of 5 November 1916, Bass Strait, Battleship, Beam (nautical), Blyth, Northumberland, Bow (ship), Breakwater (structure), British 18 inch torpedo, British 21 inch torpedo, British D-class submarine, British E-class submarine, British H-class submarine, British K-class submarine, British L-class submarine, British M-class submarine, Cockatoo Island (New South Wales), Depot ship, Diesel engine, Edward Courtney Boyle, Friendly fire, Geelong, Gibraltar, HMAS Cerberus (naval base), HMS J1, HMS J2, HMS J4, HMS J5, HMS J7, Horsepower, Keel laying, Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Max Horton, Northumberland, Port Phillip, Q-ship, QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII, Queenscliff, Victoria, River Tyne, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, Sandringham, Victoria, Scuttling, Ship commissioning, Ship graveyard, Submarine, Torpedo tube, U-boat, Victoria (Australia), World War I.

Action of 5 November 1916

The Action of 5 November 1916 was a naval engagement of the First World War.

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Bass Strait

Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.

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Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns.

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Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point as measured at the ship's nominal waterline.

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Blyth, Northumberland

Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England.

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Bow (ship)

The bow is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway.

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Breakwater (structure)

Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal management or to protect an anchorage from the effects of both weather and longshore drift.

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British 18 inch torpedo

There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom.

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British 21 inch torpedo

There have been several British 21-inch (533 mm) diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.

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British D-class submarine

The D-class submarine was the Royal Navy's first class of submarines capable of operating significantly beyond coastal waters.

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British E-class submarine

The British E-class submarines started out as improved versions of the British D-class submarine.

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British H-class submarine

No description.

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British K-class submarine

The K-class submarines were a class of steam-propelled submarines of the Royal Navy designed in 1913.

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British L-class submarine

The British L-class submarine was originally planned under the emergency war programme as an improved version of the British E-class submarine.

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British M-class submarine

The British Royal Navy M-class submarines were a small class of diesel-electric submarines built during World War I. The unique feature of the class design was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a turret forward of the conning tower.

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Cockatoo Island (New South Wales)

Cockatoo Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Depot ship

A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers, minesweepers, fast attack craft, landing craft, or other small ships with similarly limited space for maintenance equipment and crew dining, berthing and relaxation.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel which is injected into the combustion chamber is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression (adiabatic compression).

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Edward Courtney Boyle

Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle, VC (23 March 1883 – 16 December 1967) was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Friendly fire

Friendly fire is an attack by a military force on non-enemy, own, allied or neutral, forces while attempting to attack the enemy, either by misidentifying the target as hostile, or due to errors or inaccuracy.

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Geelong

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia.Geelong is south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

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HMAS Cerberus (naval base)

HMAS Cerberus is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as the primary training establishment for RAN personnel.

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HMS J1

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

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HMS J2

HMS J2 (later HMAS J2) was a ''J''-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

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HMS J4

HMS J4 (later HMAS J4) was a ''J''-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

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HMS J5

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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HMS J7

HMS J7 (later HMAS J7) was a J-class submarine operated by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.

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Horsepower

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power (the rate at which work is done).

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Keel laying

Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction.

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Martin Dunbar-Nasmith

Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith, (1 April 1883 – 29 June 1965) was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Max Horton

Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, & Two Bars, SGM (29 November 1883 – 30 July 1951) was a British submariner during the First World War and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the later half of the Second World War, responsible for British participation in the Battle of the Atlantic.

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Northumberland

Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England.

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Port Phillip

Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay), is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne.

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Q-ship

Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks.

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QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII

The QF 4-inch gun Mk IVMk IV.

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Queenscliff, Victoria

Queenscliff is a small town on the Bellarine Peninsula in southern Victoria, Australia, south of Swan Bay at the entrance to Port Phillip.

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River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England and its length (excluding tributaries) is.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Sandringham, Victoria

Sandringham (colloquially known as Sandy) is a beachside suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located southeast of Melbourne's central business district.

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Scuttling

Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull.

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Ship commissioning

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.

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Ship graveyard

A ship graveyard or ship cemetery is a location where the hulls of scrapped ships are left to decay and disintegrate, or left in reserve.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

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U-boat

U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-class_submarine

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