HMS Orpheus (S 80)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
torpedoes and missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1959
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissioned 1960
gptkbp:completed 1960
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 70 personnel
gptkbp:crewCapacity 70 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Royal_Navy
1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:engineType diesel engines
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1991
gptkbp:firstHomePort Faslane
gptkbp:firstPublished nan
gptkbp:historicalRole Cold War deterrence
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_submarine_operations
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 80)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Lady_Smith
1959
gptkbp:length 297 feet
90.5 meters
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent participated_in_NATO_exercises
gptkbp:notableFeature intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operates gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalRange 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus decommissioned
gptkbp:participatedIn Operation Grapple
gptkbp:productionYears 31 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Astute_(S_119)
gptkbp:secondaryMission decommissioning ceremony
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
1991
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin_(S_81)
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Astute_(S_119)
gptkbp:technology advanced sonar systems
sonar systems
gptkbp:torpedoSystem attack submarine
Mk 8 torpedoes