HMS Onyx (S 78)

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
Queen Elizabeth II
Admiralty
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew Submarine_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:crewSize 70
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1992
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1992
gptkbp:defeated scrapping process
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
intelligence gathering
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
2,600 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engines
gptkbp:famousFor stealth operations
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Onyx (S 78)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:length 295 feet
90.5 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:nickname Onyx
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_Mark_Jones
gptkbp:notableEvent First patrol in 1962
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:notableOperations Cold_War_patrols
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory Cold War era
Over 30 years of service.
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalRole anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Grapple
NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1992
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Ambush
Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar Type 1000 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:technology advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem conventional submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior