HMS L5 [SEP] manufacturer
armed with a deck gun.
Construction and career.
HMS "L5" was laid down on 23 August 1916 by Swan Hunter at their Wallsend shipyard, launched on 1 September 1917, and completed on 15 May 1918. She was based at Falmouth, Cornwall in 1918. "L5" was assigned to the 4th Submarine Flotilla and HMS Titania in 1919 and sailed to Hong Kong, arriving on 14 April 1920. She served on the China Station with other vessels of this class in the 1920s. On 20 October
HMS L5
HMS "L5" was a L-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The boat survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1931.
Design and description.
The L-class boats were enlarged and improved versions of the preceding E class. The submarine had a length of overall, a beam of and a mean draft of . They displaced on the surface and submerged. The L-class submarines had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.
For surface running