HMS Orpheus (S 41)

GPTKB entity

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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:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew submarine operations
gptkbp:crewSize 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
1991-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:died gptkb:HMS_Ocelot_(S_16)
gptkbp:displacement submarine
2,300 tons
gptkbp:engineType four diesel engines
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkb:Captain_Robert_White
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 41)
gptkbp:landmark Type 182 periscope
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1960-1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol_in_the_North_Sea
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:servingTemperature 1985
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_40)
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior