HMS Orpheus (S 59)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built gptkb:Cammell_Laird_shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:completed 1961
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70
gptkbp:deathPlace Scrapyard_in_Wales
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Surveillance missions
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World_War_II_naval_strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 59)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:legacy Influence on submarine design.
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Mark_Johnson
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:operates gptkb:British_Atlantic_Fleet
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus Veteran
Deep-sea navigation
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 8000 nautical miles
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retired 1991
gptkbp:retirementYear Age and obsolescence
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Oberon_(S_41)
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Astute_(S_119)
gptkbp:technology Sonar_systems