HMS Triton (N15)
HMS Triton | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Triton |
| Builder | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | 28 August 1936 |
| Launched | 5 October 1937 |
| Commissioned | 9 November 1938 |
| Identification | Pennant number: N15 |
| Fate | Sunk 18 December 1940 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | T-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 275 ft (84 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draught | 16.3 ft (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots (8,330 km at 20 km/h) surfaced |
| Test depth | 300 ft (91 m) max |
| Complement | 59 |
| Armament |
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HMS Triton was a submarine of the Royal Navy named for the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the personification of the roaring waters. She was the lead ship of the T class (or Triton class) of diesel-electric submarines. Her keel was laid down on 28 August 1936 by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched on 5 October 1937, and commissioned on 9 November 1938.