HMS Orion (S 47)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:alumni Veterans_reunion
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew Submarine_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:crewSize 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:depth 300 meters
gptkbp:design Conventional submarine
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1995
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
1991
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orion (S 47)
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:legacy Influence on submarine design
gptkbp:length 90 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:primaryMission Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear Aging fleet
gptkbp:secondaryMission Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:significantEvent 1980 refit
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment Maritime patrol
gptkbp:technology Sonar_systems