HMS Orpheus (S11)

HMS Orpheus
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Orpheus
BuilderVickers, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down16 April 1959
Launched17 November 1959
Commissioned25 November 1960
IdentificationPennant number: S11
FateScrapped, 1994
General characteristics as designed
Class & typeOberon-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,610 tons standard
  • 2,030 tons full load surfaced
  • 2,410 tons full load submerged
Length
Beam26.5 feet (8.1 m)
Draught18 feet (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Admiralty Standard Range 16 VMS diesel generators
  • 2 × 3,000 shaft horsepower (2,200 kW) electric motors
  • 2 shafts
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) submerged
  • 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
Complement68
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Type 186 and Type 187 sonars
  • I-band surface search radar
Armament
  • 8 × 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)
  • 24 torpedoes

HMS Orpheus was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.

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