HMS Dolphin (S20)

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:class Dolphin-class submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1963-01-01
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:crew 99 personnel
gptkbp:crewCapacity 100 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991-12-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design British_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
gptkbp:engineType Pressurized water reactor
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_W._W._H._Houghton
gptkb:Captain_David_A._W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1964
1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort Faslane Naval Base
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First British nuclear submarine class.
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Dolphin (S20)
gptkbp:lastProduced Scrapyard in 1994
gptkbp:launchDate 1960-06-01
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 70.5 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Navy_submarine_fleet
gptkbp:nickname Dolly
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Stealth capabilities
gptkbp:notableOperations NATO_exercises
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold War era
gptkbp:operationalStatus Formerly active
Limited_to_Cold_War_context
gptkbp:productionYears 28 years
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear Age and technology
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:secondaryRole Attack submarine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Sealion_(S18)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Triumph_(S93)
gptkbp:technology Sonar_systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Spearfish torpedoes
Nuclear submarine