HMS Orpheus (S 65)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1994
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1992
1992-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:electronic_warfare ECM_systems
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990s
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1960
1992
gptkbp:height 8.5 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 65)
gptkbp:internationalExercises Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:landmark Type 1000 periscope
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
participated in rescue operations
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 32 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:services 1960
1992
gptkbp:sisterShip HMS_Odin_(S_60)
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot_(S_17)
gptkbp:supportRole submarine training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 6
Mk 8 torpedoes