*British, Inter war, HM Submarine L54 – Original Photograph*
Original Photograph of Interwar Submarine L54. This photograph originally formed part of the Lou Britton British Submarine Collection, which was acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in 2007.
Approximate Dimensions: 29cm x 12.4cm - Marked "H.M. Submarine "L54"" on the front.
HMS L54 was a late-model L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I but was not completed before the war ended. She was sold for scrap in 1939.
L54 was 235 feet long, with a beam of 23 feet 6 inches and a draft of 13 feet 2 inches. She displaced 960 tons surfaced and 1,150 tons submerged. Powered by diesel engines on the surface and electric motors underwater, she could reach 17 knots surfaced and 10.5 knots submerged, with a range of 4,200 nautical miles at 10 knots. The submarine was armed with six 21-inch torpedo tubes and two 4-inch deck guns.
Laid down on 14 May 1917 by William Denny, L54 was launched on 20 August 1918 and completed at Chatham Dockyard on 27 August 1924. She was decommissioned and sold for scrap on 2 February 1939 at Pembroke Dock.
*Condition*
Excellent used condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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