HMS H47
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NameHMS H47
BuilderWilliam Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir
Laid down20 November 1917
Launched19 November 1918
 HMS H47 | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMS H47 |
| Builder | William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir |
| Laid down | 20 November 1917 |
| Launched | 19 November 1918 |
| Commissioned | 25 February 1919 |
| Fate | Sunk after collision, 9 July 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | H-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 171 ft 0 in (52.12 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
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| Complement | 22 |
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HMS H47 was a British H-class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was laid down on 20 November 1917 and was commissioned on 25 February 1919. The submarine had a complement of twenty-two crew members. HMS H47 was sunk in a collision with the British L-class submarine L12 off Milford Haven, Wales, on 9 July 1929. Twenty one of the crew were lost with only three survivors.
