HMS Orpheus (S 72)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built Birkenhead
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:defeated no
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkb:Captain_Robert_White
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1962
1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_era_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 72)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 90 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 meters
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:operationalArea North_Atlantic
gptkbp:operationalRole Anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Ambush
Astute-class
Astute-class submarine
gptkbp:sensors sonar
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Mk 8 torpedoes