I-class submarine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
deck gun
gptkbp:beam 9.1 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:caliber 4.7 inches
gptkbp:combat_history engaged in World War II
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkb:HMS_I-1
gptkb:HMS_I-8
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:40
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment European theater
gptkbp:depth 300 meters
gptkbp:design_date 1930s
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Vickers
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 4.5 meters
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance early WWII submarine design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label I-class submarine
gptkbp:influenced_by U-boat designs
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war submarine designs
gptkbp:length 76.5 meters
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:4
gptkbp:notable_case sinking of U-boats
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_operations Convoy battles
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:6
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Mark_VIII_torpedo
gptkbp:number_built 8
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:5
gptkbp:perihelion gptkb:high-angle_periscope
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:H-class_submarine
gptkbp:primary_role reconnaissance
attack submarine
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replaced_by T-class submarines
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:service gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:ASDIC
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features sound-dampening technology
gptkbp:successor T-class submarine
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:HMS_I-36
gptkbp:survivors few remain
gptkbp:training submarine warfare training
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_submarine_I-26
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6