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Summary
Nordenfelt class Turkish submarine Abdülhamid (1886) was the first submarine in history to fire a torpedo while submerged under water.
Source
http://www.submarineheritage.com/history.html
Technical Specifications
BUILDER: Des Vignes (Chertsey) and Vickers (Sheffield)
DISPLACEMENT: Surface 100t, submerged 160t
DIMENSIONS: Loa 30.5m, B 3.6m
HULL: Steel
MACHINERY: Steam, 1 shaft
ENGINE: 1-Lamm locomotive type, 250ihp
BOILER: 1 cyl.
SPEED: Surface 6 knots, submerged 4 knots
BUNKERS: 8t coal
COMPLEMENT: 7
ARMAMENT: 2 TT 356mm (WH) (2), 2-35mm MG (N)
Submarines of this class in the Ottoman Navy
Abdülhamid (1886)
Ordered: 23.1.1886 Launched: 6.9.1886
Built as Nordenfelt-2 in sections, fitted by Tersane-i Amire (Taşkızak) shipyards in Istanbul.
Abdülmecid (1887)
Ordered: 23.1.1886 Launched: 4.8.1887
Built as Nordenfelt-3 in sections, fitted by Tersane-i Amire (Taşkızak) shipyards in Istanbul.
References
- ^ Submarine Heritage Centre - submarine history of Barrow-in-Furness
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