Talk:X-class submarine

Range
I seriousily doubt that the x class had a range of 1000 miles... Could anybody post links that tell how much fuel the x class had?


 * The X-Craft was towed to it's target area by a full-size submarine and the endurance figures given are more a question of how long the passage crew could tolerate the conditions inside. I don't have a figure available, but at a guess, the actual range of the X-Craft is probably only about 50-100 miles or so. Ian Dunster 20:53, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Just found a range figure - it's 82 Nautical miles (151.8 km) at 2 knots. Ian Dunster 14:37, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Just found some more figures - that 82 nm one above was the submerged range - surfaced range was a surprising 500 nm. The 500 nm figure itself is for the training XT class but I am assuming that the range would be the same for the operational X & XE classes as well. Ian Dunster 15:27, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

X-5
Where is the source that X-5 was scuttled? I thought it was sunk by gunners from the Tirpitz during Operation Source and not recovered....although one of the side charges was found unexploded on thebottom of the fjord.

Style
Which is the approved style for submarine designations, X1, X-1 or X.1? (see also this discussion). Drutt (talk) 14:00, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

ERA
Hi, I just read this and was wondering what an ERA is. I don't think many readers will be familiar with it - I've read a lot of military history and haven't seen it. Can someone put it in brackets after the first use?Wodawik (talk) 22:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ERA = Engine Room Artificer, i.e. a mechanic. I've added the explanation to the page. Rod. Rcbutcher (talk) 06:25, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Engine use.
I cannot find any contemporary London bus that used this type of Gardner engine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.130.59 (talk) 20:59, 24 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You possibly mean 'contemporaneous'. 121.44.185.245 (talk) 09:01, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

X-7
Was she been really salvaged for museum restoration as is mentioned at text? But then.....where she is now and why is not mentioned in "surviving examples"? Thanks for info --Hornet24 (talk) 02:05, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

X-8
According to "Modern Submarine Warfare" (Miller, Jordan, 1987, Military Press), X-8 was lost during the Tirpitz operation when under tow in the North Sea. rough weather caused the starboard side pannier to spring a leak; it was jettisoned and exploded several minutes later, causing no damage. The port pannier shortly after developed a similar problem and was jettisoned as well. Its 120 minute time fuse functioned properly, yet the resulting explosion caused serious damage to both the X-8 and the tow vessel, even at a distance of 3 miles. The authors give this as an example of the unpredictable nature of explosions under water. They claim the damage forced the crew to abandon the X-8.

70.16.213.248 (talk) 16:54, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Images of X-7 crew
Here are two images of the X-7 crew from Commons if anyone wants to use them in the article. From Hill To Shore (talk) 18:48, 9 April 2022 (UTC)