HMS Orpheus (S 29)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:alumni gptkb:Veterans_Association
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1962
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1992
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_diesel_engines
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Naval_Museum
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore Scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
Captain_Robert_Green
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1962
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 29)
gptkbp:launched 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Orpheus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
Cold_War_patrols
gptkbp:notableOperations Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalHistory 30 years of service
gptkbp:operationalRole Reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:retirementYear 1992
gptkbp:revenue 1991
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1992
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_8_torpedoes
Conventional submarine
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior