HMS Otway

HMS Otway
History
Australia
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs
Laid downMarch 1925
Launched7 September 1926
Commissioned15 June 1927
Decommissioned10 May 1930
FateTransferred to Royal Navy
History
United Kingdom
Commissioned10 April 1931
Decommissioned1945
FateScrapped in August 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeOdin-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) (surfaced)
  • 1,870 long tons (1,900 t) (submerged)
Length275 ft (83.8 m) length overall
Beam29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Draught13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) mean
PropulsionDiesel motors for surface running and electricity generation, electric motors when submerged
Speed
  • 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Complement54
Armament1 x 4-inch (102 mm) gun, 8 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 bow tubes, 2 stern tubes), 2 x machine guns

HMS Otway (originally HMAS Otway) was an Odin-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Navy (RN).

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