HMS Orpheus (S 85)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 28 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1994
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oberon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commissionDate 1961
gptkbp:commissioned 1961
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:crew 70
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design British_submarine_design
gptkbp:displacement 2,300 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped in 1994
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_James_Brown
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1990
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:firstPublished 1980
gptkbp:homePort Faslane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Orpheus (S 85)
gptkbp:landmark high-resolution periscope
gptkbp:launchDate 1960
gptkbp:length 295 feet
gptkbp:nickname Orpheus
gptkbp:notableEvent Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:notableFeature Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
North_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 30 years
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy Astute-class
Astute-class submarines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Odin
gptkbp:sonar active/passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Ocelot
gptkbp:supportRole Submarine_training
gptkbp:torpedoSystem conventional submarine
six 21-inch torpedo tubes