HMS Umbra

	HMS Umbra
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Umbra
Builder	Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down	19 July 1940
Launched	15 March 1941
Commissioned	2 September 1941
Fate	Sold for scrap on 9 July 1946, broken up at Blyth
General characteristics
Class & type	U-class submarine
Displacement	Surfaced - 540 tons standard, 630 tons full load; Submerged - 730 tons;
Length	58.22 m (191 feet)
Beam	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
Draught	4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft diesel-electric; 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors; 615 / 825 hp;
Speed	11.25 knots max surfaced; 10 knots max submerged;
Complement	27-31
Armament	4 bow internal 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes - 8 - 10 torpedoes; 1 - 3-inch (76 mm) gun;

HMS Umbra (P35) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Barrow-in-Furness. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Umbra.