HMS Orpheus (S 67)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
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:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
intelligence gathering
gptkbp:design double-hull design
gptkbp:displacement 2,000 tons
2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_David_Jones
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 67)
gptkbp:landmark two periscopes
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Orpheus
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_tensions
gptkbp:notableOperations Cold_War_patrols
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operationalHistory served_during_the_Cold_War.
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
limited range
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy nuclear submarines
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:retirementYear age and technology
gptkbp:servedIn Royal_Navy_service
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar active and passive sonar systems
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:supportRole submarine training
gptkbp:technology sonar technology
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes