HMS Orpheus (S 51)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 30 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:crew 70
yes
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
gptkbp:defeated no
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_J._A._M._McCulloch
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 51)
gptkbp:landmark yes
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent supported humanitarian missions
conducted anti-submarine warfare training
engaged in training exercises
conducted underwater research missions
conducted surveillance missions
participated in international maritime security initiatives
conducted port visits for diplomatic purposes
participated in search and rescue operations
engaged in counter-piracy operations
conducted maritime security operations
involved in intelligence gathering missions
participated in joint exercises with allies
engaged in anti-terrorism operations
involved in training of allied forces
took part in fleet reviews
visited various ports
operated_in_Arctic_waters
participated_in_exercises_with_US_Navy
participated_in_naval_exercises_with_NATO_partners
took_part_in_NATO_operations
visited_Australia
gptkbp:numberBuilt S 51
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:services 1960
1992
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 6