HMS Vampire (P72)

HMS Vampire
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vampire
BuilderVickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down9 November 1942
Launched20 July 1943
Commissioned13 November 1943
IdentificationPennant number P72
Motto
  • Invisa et Inopinata
  • Latin: "Unseen and Unexpected"
Honours &
awards
Aegean 1944
FateScrapped at Gateshead, March 1950
General characteristics
Class & typeV-class submarine
Displacement
  • 545 tons (standard - surfaced)
  • 658 tons (full load - surfaced)
  • 740 tons (submerged)
Length204 ft 6 in (62.33 m)
Beam16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Draught15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 shaft diesel-electric
  • 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators + electric motors
  • 615 hp (459 kW) / 825 hp (615 kW)
Speed
  • 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h) surfaced
  • 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged
Complement33
Armament

HMS Vampire was a V-class submarine of the Royal Navy (RN).

The boat was laid down by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness on 9 November 1942. She was launched on 20 July 1943, and commissioned into the RN on 13 November 1943.

The submarine operated during the late stages of World War II, and earned the battle honour "Aegean 1944". The submarine was decommissioned after the war in September 1945 and was broken up for scrap at Gateshead in March 1950