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
Length:
N/A
Engines:
32
Diameter:
N/A
Motors:
30
Battery:
112 cell Exide J380
Displacement
Speed
Surfaced:
26.8
Surfaced:
6.25 knots
Submerged:
29.8
Submerged:
5.75 knots
Diving Depth:
300'
Range
Surfaced:
1,860 NM @ 4.5 knots
Crew:
4
Submerged:
82 NM @ 2 knots


Armament As Built
Number Carried
Type
Arrangement
Maximum Range / Ceiling
2
4,400 lb. fused charges
Mounted to sides
N/A


Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality
Notes
Apr. 14, 1944
Barenfels
Cargo
7,569
Germany
Sept. 11, 1944
Kong Oscar II
Cargo
914
Norway
Damaged
Sept. 11, 1944
Sten
Cargo
N/A
N/A
Damaged


Commanders
From
To
Name
1944
Lt. Max H. Shean RANVR
1944
1944
Lt. H. 'Percy' Westmacott RN


Notes:
X-24 is the last intact X-Craft in the world.


Class Overview
Builder's Data
Page published July 3, 2008