Talk:A-class submarine (1903)

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Ships, a project to improve all Ship-related articles. If you would like to help improve this and other articles, please join the project, or contribute to the project discussion. All interested editors are welcome. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.ShipsWikipedia:WikiProject ShipsTemplate:WikiProject ShipsShips articles

Military history: Maritime / British / European / World War I

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion not met Structure: criterion not met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Maritime warfare task force
	British military history task force
	European military history task force
	World War I task force

improvement on the US Plunger class.

I have been reading about submarines. Naturally, three books give three answers. However, it would seem that the UK constructed Holland class submarines based upon the Holland vi design. The Holland v design was constructed in the US as their first submarine, USS Holland. Thereafter they too constructed Holland vi designs as the plunger class. The books I have been reading suggest that in fact the UK ships were ahead of the US ones and in fact work to correct faults in the design was therefore happening in the UK rather than the US. I dont know whether the US plunger/adder class altered as work progressed, but it sounds as though in the UK the designs were improved as they went along, the first boat being considerably behind schedule by the time they sorted all the problems.

The UK then moved to a new A-class boat. Obviously this was based to some extent upon the Holland design, but it was reportedly developed by the admiralty and vickers without involvement of Holland or electric boat. As the plunger design might already have diverged from the UK Holland design, is it really the case the A-class was based upon the Plunger?Sandpiper (talk) 00:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

IS THIS LONG OR SHORT TONS?????????????????????? WHY DOES THE ARTICLE NOT SAY??????????????????????????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DankNoscoper (talk • contribs) 23:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]