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W CLASS SUBMARINES 1914-1916
UNTIL THE SECOND WORLD WAR, IT WAS USUAL FOR SUBMARINES TO HAVE ONLY A PENNANT NUMBER AND NO NAME; WINSTON CHURCHILL DIRECTED THAT ALL SUBMARINES BE NAMED.

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Pennant Number
Name
Information
W1
LD 1914 TX ITALIAN NAVY 1916
W2
LD 1915 TX ITALIAN NAVY 1916
W3
LD 1915 TX ITALIAN NAVY 1916
W4
LD 1915 TX ITALIAN NAVY 19