HMS Narwhal (S25)

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament Torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class Narwhal-class
gptkbp:commissioned Admiralty
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1945-01-01
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewSize 60 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1970-01-01
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design British_submarine_design
gptkbp:died gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Basic electronic countermeasures
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engine
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1970.
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer Captain_D._E._F.
Commander_A._B._C.
Captain_G._H._I.
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1969
1970
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World War II era.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Narwhal (S25)
gptkbp:landmark Type 100 periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1944-01-01
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future submarine designs.
gptkbp:length 76.7 meters
gptkbp:nickname The Narwhal
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
Training exercises
Double-hull design.
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
Limited range.
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1945-1970
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy HMS Upholder
Upholder-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear Age and obsolescence
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training and exercises.
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 25 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Tigris
gptkbp:sonar Active sonar
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_8_torpedoes