HMS Albacore

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Porpoise-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1955
gptkb:1973
gptkbp:crew_capacity 60 personnel
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:museum
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1973
gptkbp:depth 1,200 feet
gptkbp:design gptkb:British
gptkbp:displacement 1,500 tons
gptkbp:engine_type V16 diesel engine
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Museum
floating museum
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:financials gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:1980
Gosport
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering design in submarine technology
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Albacore
gptkbp:launch_date 1951
gptkbp:launched 1951
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gosport,_England
gptkbp:nickname Albie
gptkbp:notable_event first submarine to be designed for deep diving
gptkbp:notable_feature unique hull design
gptkbp:notable_ships six 21-inch torpedo tubes
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_area North Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_period 20 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:public_access yes
gptkbp:radar Type 1007
gptkbp:replaced_by nuclear submarines
gptkbp:retirement technological advancements
gptkbp:role attack submarine
gptkbp:service gptkb:1973
1953
gptkbp:significant_event participated in NATO exercises.
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Acheron
gptkbp:sonar Type 162
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:museum
gptkbp:successor HMS Porpoise
gptkbp:training submarine training vessel
gptkbp:year_of_commission gptkb:1955
gptkbp:year_of_decommission gptkb:1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Ardent_(1913)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8