HMS Orpheus (S 68)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Dundee
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:combatants 1980s modernization
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961 in the Royal Navy
gptkbp:crew 70 personnel
Submarine_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
1991 in the Royal Navy
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:displacement 1,800 tons
2,500 tons
2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:engine 2 x electric motors
gptkbp:engineType 4 x diesel engines
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrap
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_David_Jones
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Birkenhead
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Gibraltar
Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 68)
gptkbp:internationalExercises Participated_in_joint_exercises_with_NATO_allies
gptkbp:landmark Type 182 periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_UK's_submarine_fleet_history.
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Intelligence gathering missions
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_70)
gptkbp:sonar Type 1007 sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status Scrapped
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Conventional submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes