HMS Orpheus (S 56)

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_David_Jones
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort Faslane
gptkbp:height 8.5 meters
gptkbp:historicalRole submarine warfare
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 56)
gptkbp:landmark high-resolution periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:notableOperations patrol missions
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Astute
Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:retired active service
gptkbp:servedIn 1991
Royal_Navy_fleet
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:technology sonar technology
gptkbp:torpedoSystem six 21-inch torpedo tubes