HMS Orpheus (S 79)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Fieldhouse
1961
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
South_Atlantic
gptkbp:died gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
1980
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 79)
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Orpheus
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
collision in 1985
gptkbp:notableOperations environmental monitoring
intelligence gathering
joint operations
anti-submarine warfare
humanitarian missions
peacekeeping missions
search and rescue missions
training exercises
reconnaissance missions
surveillance missions
patrol missions
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1961-1991
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Oberon
Trafalgar-class submarine
gptkbp:secondaryMission patrol
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:supportRole submarine warfare training
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint Warrior