HMS Orpheus (S 47)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Birkenhead
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,000 tons
2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engine two electric motors
gptkbp:engineType four diesel engines
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
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 47)
gptkbp:landmark high-resolution periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:notableOperations anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:productionYears 1961 to 1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 30 years
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_45)
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot_(S_17)
gptkbp:torpedoSystem six 21-inch torpedo tubes