HMS Orpheus (S 70)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1960
Birkenhead
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:defeated No
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,500 tons
2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Electronic support measures
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:firstHeld 1985
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:height 8.5 meters
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 2
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 70)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalHistory Served_in_various_NATO_operations.
gptkbp:operationalRole Reconnaissance
gptkbp:operationalStatus Decommissioned
Limited to coastal operations after 1980
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:secondaryMission Training exercises
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar Active and passive sonar systems
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:technology Sonar_technology_advancements
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes