HMS Orpheus (S 60)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
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 warfare tactics
gptkbp:crewSize 70
gptkbp:deathYear 1991
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:displacement submarine
2,300 tons
gptkbp:electronic_warfare ECM_systems
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:V16_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:firstGeneration 1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 60)
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature snorkel system
gptkbp:notableOperations anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
stealth operations
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear 1991
gptkbp:secondaryMission training exercises
training and exercises
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_61)
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Astute_(S_119)
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_8_torpedoes