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  29. MAIN PARTICULARS          V Class                         Nautilus                      G Class
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  31. Length overall                    147 ft 6 in                      258 ft 4 1/2 in               187 ft 1 in
  32. Beam                                12 ft 9 in                       20 ft 6 in                       15 ft 4 in 
  33. Depth, pressure hull            13 ft 4 in                       22ft 6 1/2 in                  16 ft 7 in
  34. Displacement,
  35.   surface                            391 tons                       1441 tons                      703 tons
  36.   submerged                       457 tons                        2026 tons                      837 tons
  37. Diving depth                       150 ft                           200 ft                           200 ft
  38. No. of shafts                      2                                  2                                 2
  39. Propellers                           3 blades,                       3 blades,                      3 blades,
  40.                                          4ft 6 in diameter             6 ft 3 in. diameter         5 ft 8 in diameter
  41. Speed, surface:
  42.   design                              13 knots                        17 knots                      15.5 knots
  43.   service                             14 knots                                                          14 knots
  44. Speed, submerged:
  45.   design                               8.5 knots                      10 knots                       9.5 to 10 knots
  46.   service                              9 knots                         9 knots                        9 knots
  47. Endurance, surface:
  48.   design                               *1200 miles (full power)   5300 miles at 11 knots   2600 miles (12.5 knots)
  49.   service                            *1130 miles (full power)   4400 miles at max 5 knots  1650 miles (full power)
  50. Endurance, submerged:
  51.   design                                74 miles (5 knots)           72 miles max                99 miles (3 knots)
  52.   service                              50 miles (5 knots)                                              95 miles (3 knots)
  53. Armament                            2 18-inch bow tubes        2 18-inch bow tubes        2 18-inch bow tubes
  54.                                           (4 torpedoes carried)       4 18-inch beam tubes      2 18-inch beam tubes
  55.                                                                               2 18-inch stern tubes      1 21-inch stern tube
  56.                                            1 12-pounder gun           (16 torpedoes carried)     (10 torpedoes carried)
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  58.                                                                               1 3-inch HA gun             1 3-inch QF HA gun
  59.                                                                                                                  1 2-pounder gun
  60. Complement:
  61.   design                                 20                                  42                                30
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  63. *These figures are accepted for V2 to V4, but V1 carried 6% more fuel and the endurance figures should be increased proportionately.
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