HMS Clyde (N12)

HMS Clyde
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Clyde
Ordered	1931
Builder	Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
Launched	15 March 1934
Commissioned	1935
Decommissioned	July 1945
Out of service	July 1945
Identification	Pennant number: N12
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 30 July 1946
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General characteristics
Class and type	River-class submarine
Displacement	2,206 tons surfaced 2,723 tons submerged
Length	345 ft (105 m)
Beam	28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Draught	15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesel electric 2 supercharged diesels 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) max 2 electric motors 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Complement	61
Electronic warfare & decoys	ASDIC
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow) 1 × 4 in (102 mm) Mk XVI deck gun

HMS Clyde was a submarine of the River class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 15 March 1934. Building was completed on 12 April 1935.^[1] Initially planned to be part of a class 20 strong, Clyde would be the third and final of the boats to be completed and launched.