HMS P39

HMS P39, 1941/42
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS P39
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down14 October 1940
Launched23 August 1941
Commissioned16 November 1941
FateDestroyed in an air raid 26 March 1942
General characteristics
Class & typeU-class submarine
Displacement
  • Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load
  • Submerged - 730 tons
Length58.22 m (191 feet)
Beam4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • Two shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 / 825 hp
Speed
  • 11.25 knots surfaced
  • 10 knots submerged
Complement27-31
Armament

HMS P39 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness.

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