HMS X-24 |
Type: |
X-Craft (Midget submarine) |
Class: |
X-20 Class |
Builder: |
Marshall, Sons & Company Ltd. Gainsborough, England |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
1943 |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
N/A |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
On display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport, England. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
51' 7" |
Engines: |
1 diesel by Gardner |
Beam: |
5' 9" |
Motors: |
1 electric by Keith Blackman |
Draft: |
5' 3" |
Shafts: |
1 |
Pressure Hull |
Horsepower |
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Length: |
N/A |
Engines: |
32 |
Diameter: |
N/A |
Motors: |
30 |
Battery: |
112 cell Exide J380 |
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Displacement |
Speed |
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Surfaced: |
26.8 |
Surfaced: |
6.25 knots |
Submerged: |
29.8 |
Submerged: |
5.75 knots |
Diving Depth: |
300' |
Range
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Surfaced: |
1,860 NM @ 4.5 knots |
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Crew: |
4 |
Submerged: |
82 NM @ 2 knots |
Armament As Built |
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Number Carried
|
Type
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Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
2 |
4,400 lb. fused charges |
Mounted to sides |
N/A |
Combat Victories |
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Date
|
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Apr. 14, 1944 |
Barenfels |
Cargo |
7,569 |
Germany |
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Sept. 11, 1944 |
Kong Oscar II |
Cargo |
914 |
Norway |
Damaged |
Sept. 11, 1944 |
Sten |
Cargo |
N/A |
N/A |
Damaged |
Commanders |
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From |
To
|
Name |
1944 |
Lt. Max H. Shean RANVR |
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1944 |
1944 |
Lt. H. 'Percy' Westmacott RN |
Notes: |
X-24 is the last intact X-Craft in the world. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published July 3, 2008 |