HMS Orpheus (S 66)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:alumni 1995 reunion
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
8.5 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1960-01-15
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
1991-03-31
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,200 tons
gptkbp:draft 12 feet
3.7 meters
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Commander_B._J._Jones
gptkb:Commander_A._J._Smith
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 66)
gptkbp:involved anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:landmark Type 182 periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1959-03-12
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maintainedBy museum display
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
collision in 1980
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Astute
Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol
gptkbp:services 1960
1991
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:supportRole submarine training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 6
Mk 8 torpedoes